Crissolo (
Vivaro-Alpine
Vivaro-Alpine ( oc, vivaroalpenc, vivaroaupenc) is a variety of Occitan spoken in southeastern France (namely, around the Dauphiné area) and northwestern Italy (the Occitan Valleys of Piedmont and Liguria). There is also a small Vivaro-Alpine ...
: ''Criçòl'', French: Crusol) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo
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in the
Italian
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* 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 ...
region
Piedmont
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, located about southwest of
Turin
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and about northwest of
Cuneo
Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area.
It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...
, on the border with France. The source of the
Po River
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is located nearby, at .
Crissolo borders the following municipalities:
Bagnolo Piemonte
Bagnolo Piemonte ( Occitan ''Banhuel'', Piedmontese and French ''Bagneul'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. The ski resort a ...
,
Bobbio Pellice
240px, Waldensian Church at Bobbio 1895.
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,
Oncino
Oncino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 93 and an area of .All demographics and ...
,
Ostana
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,
Pontechianale
Pontechianale is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo, on the border with France.
Pontechianale borders the following municipalities: ...
,
Ristolas
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(France), and
Villar Pellice
Villar Pellice ( Vivaro-Alpine: ''Lo Vilar de Pèlis'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,213 and an ...
.
A sanctuary dedicated to
St. Chiaffredo is located at Crissolo.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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