The Chisone (in
Piedmontese
Piedmontese (; autonym: or , in it, piemontese) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, northwestern region of Italy. Although considered by most linguists a separate language, in Italy it is often mistakenly regard ...
''Chison'' or ''Cleson'') is a
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
torrent
Torrent or torrents may refer to:
* A fast flowing stream
Animals
* Torrent duck, a species of the family Anatidae
* Torrent fish
* Torrent frog, various unrelated frogs
* Torrent robin, a bird species
* Torrent salamander, a family of s ...
, which runs through
Pragelato
Pragelato (also ''Pragelà''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Prajalats'', French: Prajalats) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name ''Prag ...
,
Fenestrelle
Fenestrelle ( oc, Finistrèlas, pms, Fenestrele) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin.
It is the location of the Fenestrelle Fort, an alpine fortification wh ...
,
Perosa Argentina
Perosa Argentina (French: Pérouse) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, in the val Chisone.
Perosa Argentina borders the following municipalities: Co ...
and
Pinerolo
Pinerolo (; pms, Pinareul ; french: Pignerol; oc, Pineròl) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northwestern Italy, southwest of Turin on the river Chisone. The Lemina torrent has its source at the boundary be ...
in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and co ...
. It is a tributary of the
Pellice
The Pellice (in Piedmontese ''Pélis'') is a Italian torrent, which runs through the Metropolitan City of Turin. The stream is a tributary of the Po River, into which it flows near Villafranca Piemonte.
Geography
The stream is formed at the weste ...
, which in turn is a tributary of the river
Po. Although classified as a torrent, there is no period of the year at which the Chisone runs dry.
Geography
The stream is formed at the foot of
Monte Barifreddo in the
Cottian Alps
The Cottian Alps (; french: Alpes Cottiennes ; it, Alpi Cozie ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France (Hautes-Alpes and Savoie) and Italy (Piedmont). The Fréjus Road Tunnel and Fréjus Rai ...
and initially runs north-northwest through the Parco Naturale della
Val Troncea. The course then follows a semi-circular path through the
Val Chisone
The Val Chisone is one of the Occitan valleys of western Piedmont, situated in the Cottian Alps in the Metropolitan City of Turin in north-west Italy.
Geography
Traditionally, the valley's entrances are considered the towns of Pinerolo and Ses ...
passing to the east, the north and then to the west of
Monte Albergian
Monte Albergian is a 3,041 m a.s.l. mountain of the Cottian Alps, located in Italy.
A battalion of 3rd Alpini Regiment, which during World War I earned a Silver Medal of Military Valor, was named after ''Monte Albergian''.
Etymology
The name ...
. Near
Perosa Argentina
Perosa Argentina (French: Pérouse) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, in the val Chisone.
Perosa Argentina borders the following municipalities: Co ...
it receives the waters of the
Germanasca, its main tributary. The Chisone enters the Pellice some to the east of Pinerolo, the most important of the settlements on its course.
The valley formed by the river, running from
Pragelato
Pragelato (also ''Pragelà''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Prajalats'', French: Prajalats) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name ''Prag ...
to the
Po Valley
The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain ( it, Pianura Padana , or ''Val Padana'') is a major geographical feature of Northern Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of including its Venetic ex ...
, is known as
Val Chisone
The Val Chisone is one of the Occitan valleys of western Piedmont, situated in the Cottian Alps in the Metropolitan City of Turin in north-west Italy.
Geography
Traditionally, the valley's entrances are considered the towns of Pinerolo and Ses ...
.
Notes and references
Bibliography
The Italian article cites among its sources:
* Torino,
I.G.C., Cartina n. 1 ''Valli di Susa, Chisone e Germanasca,''
External links
Rivers of the Province of Turin
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Alps
Braided rivers in Italy
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