Venaus

Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Location of Venaus
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45°9′N 7°1′E / 45.150°N 7.017°E / 45.150; 7.017CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan cityTurin (TO)FrazioniBar Cenisio, MolarettoGovernment
 • MayorAvernino Di Croce (Civic List)Area • Total19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)Elevation
604 m (1,982 ft)Population
 (1 January 2017)[2]
 • Total894 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)DemonymVenausiniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
10050
Dialing code0122WebsiteOfficial website

Venaus is a comune (municipality) in Cenischia Valley (Metropolitan City of Turin) in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin, on the border with France.

Venaus borders the following municipalities: Bramans (France), Giaglione, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (France), Mompantero, Moncenisio, and Novalesa.

  • Procession of the statue of the patron St. Blaise accompanied by a traditional spadonaro
    Procession of the statue of the patron St. Blaise accompanied by a traditional spadonaro
  • One of the four traditional spadonari during "sword dance"
    One of the four traditional spadonari during "sword dance"

References

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