Elva is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo
Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Haut ...
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
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
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 ...
.
Elva borders the following municipalities:
Bellino
Bellino 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. It is located in the upper Varaita Valley.
Bellino borde ...
,
Casteldelfino
Casteldelfino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo.
Casteldelfino borders the following municipalities: Bellino, Elva, Oncino, P ...
,
Prazzo
Prazzo is ''comune'' of the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
The main village is split into two parts, Prazzo Superiore (upper) and Prazzo Inferiore (lower), at about from each other on the national route 22. Prazzo is part of loca ...
,
Sampeyre
Sampeyre is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo.
Sampeyre borders the following municipalities: Brossasco, Casteldelfino, Elva, Frassi ...
, and
Stroppo
Stroppo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo.
Stroppo borders the following municipalities: Elva, Macra, Marmora, Prazzo and Sampey ...
. The
Pelvo d'Elva
Pelvo d'Elva is a mountain in the Cottian Alps, in eastern Piedmont, northern Italy. It has an elevation of .
Dividing the Varaita and Maira Valleys, it is located across the communal territory of Elva and Bellino
Bellino is a ''comune'' (munic ...
mountain is located in the communal territory.
Flemish painter
Hans Clemer
Hans Clemer was a French painter of Flemish origin who worked most of his career at Piedmont.
There is little documentation of the birth of Hans Clemer.
The first records date from the late fifteenth century. The artistic career of Hans Clem ...
was active here: some of his works can be seen in the late-
Romanesque parish church.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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