Bardonecchia

Bardonecchia (; ; , ) is an Italian town and comune located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley. It grew out of a small village with the works for the Fréjus Rail Tunnel, the first crossing the Alps.

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Bardonecchia is a town in northwestern Italy's Piedmont region that developed from a small village into a larger settlement due to construction of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel, a major engineering project. The tunnel was historically significant as the first railway line to cross the Alps, making Bardonecchia an important location in Alpine transportation history.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Bardonecchia
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Bardonecchia
Italian comune.image_skyline: Bardonecchia panorama.jpg
Italian comune.image_shield: Bardonecchia-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.pushpin_map: Italy Piedmont#Italy
Italian comune.region: Piedmont
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Turin (TO)
Italian comune.frazioni: Borgonovo, Bacino di Rochemolles, Gleise, Les Issard, Millaures, Prerichard, Rivaux, Rochemolles
Italian comune.mayor: Chiara Rossetti
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 132.20
Italian comune.population_total: 3096
Italian comune.population_as_of: 1-1-2021
Italian comune.population_demonym: Bardonecchiese(i)
Italian comune.elevation_m: 1312
Italian comune.saint: St. Hippolytus
Italian comune.day: August 13
Italian comune.postal_code: 10052
Italian comune.area_code: 0122