Bobbio Pellice

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Bobbio Pellice

44°48′N 7°7′E / 44.800°N 7.117°E / 44.800; 7.117CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan city Turin (TO)FrazioniChiot, Laus, Payant, Villanova, Abses, Malpertus, Perlà, PodioGovernment

• MayorPatrizia GeymonatArea

^[1]

• Total94.08 km² (36.32 sq mi)Elevation

732 m (2,402 ft)Population

(1-1-2017^[2])^[3]

• Total568 • Density6.0/km² (16/sq mi)DemonymBobbiese(i)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

10060

Dialing code0121

Bobbio Pellice (French: Bobbi) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Turin, on the border with France and at the end of the Val Pellice

Bobbio Pellice borders the following municipalities: Abriès (France), Crissolo, Prali, Ristolas (France), and Villar Pellice. Bobbio was the hometown of the Occitan colonists who populated Guardia Piemontese, in Calabria.

Main sights

Giardino Botanico Alpino "Bruno Peyronel", an alpine botanical garden
Monte Meidassa
Monte Granero

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.