Venaus 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
Cenischia Valley (
Metropolitan City of Turin) in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about 50 km west of
Turin
Turin ( , 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 from 1861 to 1865. The ...
, on the border with France.
Venaus borders the following municipalities:
Bramans
Bramans is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis.Giaglione
Giaglione (french: Jaillons, pms, Giajon) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, on the border with France.
Giaglione borders the following municipalities: B ...
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Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis
Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis.Mompantero
Mompantero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin in the Val di Susa, near the entrance of the Val Cenischia. Part of the town is on the slopes of th ...
,
Moncenisio
Mont Cenis ( it, Moncenisio) is a massif (el. 3,612 m / 11,850 ft at Pointe de Ronce) and a pass (el. 2,085 m / 6,840 ft) in Savoie (France), which forms the limit between the Cottian and Graian Alps.
Route
The term "Mont Cenis" cou ...
, and
Novalesa
Novalesa ( pms, Novalèisa, frp, Nonalésa, french: Novalaise) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France.
Novalesa borders ...
.
File:Spadonaro di Venaus scorta la statua del patrono San Biagio durante la processione.jpg, Procession of the statue of the patron St. Blaise accompanied by a traditional ''spadonaro
File:Spadonaro di Venaus durante la danza delle spade.jpg, One of the four traditional ''spadonari'' during "sword dance"
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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