Carpasio ( Ligurian: ''Carpaxe'') is a former ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about southwest of

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and about northwest of

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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 180 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. At the beginning of 2018 Caprasio was unified with

Montalto Ligure Montalto Ligure was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italy, Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia (city), Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 364 and a ...

in the new comune of

Montalto Carpasio Montalto Carpasio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria. It was established on 1 January 2018 by the merger of the municipalities of Montalto Ligure Montalto Ligure was a ''comune'' (municipalit ...

. Carpasio bordered the following municipalities: Borgomaro,

Molini di Triora Molini di Triora ( lij, Moin de Triêua) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 741 ...

Prelà Prelà is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 497 and an area of .All demographics ...

, and

Rezzo Rezzo ( lij, Ressu) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. Geography As of 31 December 2004, Rezzo had a population of 390 and ...

Demographic evolution

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Twin towns — sister cities

Carpasio is twinned with: *

Saorge Saorge (; Royasc: ''Sauèrge''; Brigasc: ''Savurgë''; it, Saorgio, oc, Saorj, lij, Savurgiu) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Highway E74 which runs north from Menton, passes through Saorge on its way ...

, France (2006)

References

Frazioni of the Province of Imperia Former municipalities of the Province of Imperia {{Liguria-geo-stub