Saorge (;
Royasc
Royasc is a dialect bridging the gap between the Ligurian language and the Occitan language. It is spoken in Italy and France.
Area of use
The Royasc dialect is spoken in the Upper Roya valley, at the boundary of France and Italy.
In France, it ...
: ''Sauèrge'';
Brigasc
Brigasc is a dialect of the Ligurian language. It is spoken in Italy and France.
Area of use
The Brigasc dialect is spoken in La Brigue (France) and Briga Alta (Italy) and some villages of the communes of Ormea and Triora. It is very close t ...
: ''Savurgë''; it, Saorgio, oc, Saorj, lij, Savurgiu) is a
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediter ...
department in southeastern
France
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. Highway E74 which runs north from
Menton
Menton (; , written ''Menton'' in classical norm or ''Mentan'' in Mistralian norm; it, Mentone ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border.
Me ...
, passes through Saorge on its way to the
Col de Tende ( it, Colle di Tenda) where it crosses into Italy.
The region belonged to the old
County of Nice
The County of Nice (french: Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois, it, Contea di Nizza/Paese Nizzardo, Niçard oc, Contèa de Niça/País Niçard) is a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent t ...
. Beginning in 1388 Saorge was part of
Sardinia-Piedmont
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. In June 1793, Sardinia defeated the armies of the
First French Republic
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