Groscavallo 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
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 ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located in one of the
Valli di Lanzo
The Lanzo Valleys (in Italian ''Valli di Lanzo'', in Piedmontese ''Valade ëd Lans'') is a group of valleys in the north-west of Piedmont in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy.
Etymology
The valleys take their name from the city of Lanzo, whic ...
about northwest 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 ...
, on the border with France. The
Levanne
The Levanne (singular: Levanna) is a group of mountains of Savoie, France and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy. It lies in the Graian Alps
, it, Alpi Graie
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massif is located nearby.
The communal seat is in the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' of Pialpetta. Groscavallo borders the following municipalities:
Ala di Stura
Ala di Stura (Piedmontese and Franco-Provençal: ''Ala'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in one of the Valli di Lanzo about northwest of Turin.
Ala di Stura borders the fo ...
,
Balme
Balme is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located in the Graian Alps area, in one of the Valli di Lanzo, in the about northwest of Turin, on the border with France.
Balme borders ...
,
Bonneval-sur-Arc
Bonneval-sur-Arc (, literally ''Bonneval on Arc''; frp, Bônavâl-sus-Arc) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Climate
Bonneval-sur-Arc features an alpine climate due to its high ...
(France),
Ceres
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* Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid
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Brazil
* Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
* Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás ...
,
Ceresole Reale
Ceresole Reale is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin in the Orco Valley, on the border with France.
Ceresole Reale borders the following municipalitie ...
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Chialamberto
Chialamberto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin.
Chialamberto borders the following municipalities: Locana, Noasca, Groscavallo, Cantoira, Ceres, and ...
, and
Noasca
Noasca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, in the Orco Valley.
Noasca borders the following municipalities: Cogne, Valsavarenche, Locana, Ceresole Real ...
.
References
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