Novalesa
Sign in to saveNovalesa (, , ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France. Novalesa borders the following municipalities: Bessans (France), Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (France), Mompantero, Moncenisio, Usseglio, and Venaus.
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Novalesa is a small municipality located in the Turin area of Italy's Piedmont region, situated near the French border about 60 kilometers west of Turin. It is notable for its position on the Italian-French frontier, bordering several French municipalities as well as other Italian towns in the region.
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- Novalesa
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- Comune di Novalesa
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- Italian comune.region
- Piedmont
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Turin (TO)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- S. Pietro, S. Rocco, Villaretto, Ronelle, S. Anna, Borghetto, S. Maria, Fraita
- Italian comune.mayor
- Silvano Moscatelli
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- 28.3
- Italian comune.population_total
- 553
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 May 2012
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Novalesa (, , ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France. Novalesa borders the following municipalities: Bessans (France), Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (France), Mompantero, Moncenisio, Usseglio, and Venaus.
Near the village is Novalesa Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in 726. Acting in effect as a forward position for the Franks near their border with the territory of the Lombards, the abbey was strategically placed to control the Via Francigena. The parish church constitutes a site of the Museum of Alpine Religious Art (part of the Diocesan Museum System of Susa).