| Vernante | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Vernante | |
  Vernante Location of Vernante in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°15′N7°32′E / 44.250°N 7.533°E Coordinates: 44°15′N7°32′E / 44.250°N 7.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Palanfrè |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.0 km2 (23.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 1,307 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Vernantini |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 12019 |
| Dialing code | 0171 |
Vernante is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,307 and an area of 62.0 square kilometres (23.9 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Cuneo (Italian) or Coni is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. To the north it borders with the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the east it borders with the province of Asti. To the south it borders with the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as La Provincia Granda, Piedmontese for "The Big Province", because it is the fourth largest province in Italy and the largest one in Piedmont. Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.
The municipality of Vernante contains the frazione (subdivision) Palanfrè.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Vernante borders the following municipalities: Boves, Entracque, Limone Piemonte, Roaschia, and Robilante.
Boves is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Turin and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Cuneo. It borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Dalmazzo, Cuneo, Limone Piemonte, Peveragno, Robilante, Roccavione, and Vernante.
Entracque is a small town in the Valle Gesso of the Maritime Alps of north-west Italy, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Cuneo and close to the French border. It is the principal settlement and capoluogo of the comune or municipality of the same name in the Piedmontese Province of Cuneo.
Limone Piemonte is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Cuneo, on the border with France. As of September 2017, it had a population of 1,476 and an area of 71.3 square kilometres (27.5 sq mi).
