Frabosa Soprana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Cuneo.
Frabosa Soprana | |
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| Comune di Frabosa Soprana | |
Location of Frabosa Soprana  | |
  Frabosa Soprana Location of Frabosa Soprana in Italy  Frabosa Soprana Frabosa Soprana (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′14.48″N 7°48′25.36″E / 44.2873556°N 7.8070444°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Bossea, Straluzzo, Forneri, Mondagnola, Bassi, Lanza Serra, Seccata, Corsaglia, Fontane, Botteri, San Martino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iole Caramello |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.1 km2 (18.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 891 m (2,923 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 891 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Frabosani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12082 |
| Dialing code | 0174 |
Frabosa Soprana borders the following municipalities: Frabosa Sottana, Magliano Alpi, Monastero di Vasco, Montaldo di Mondovì, Ormea, and Roburent. The economy is based on winter tourism: it is connected through a chair lift to the Prato Nevoso ski resort.
Sights include the Caves of Bossea, a 2 km length karstic grottoes discovered in the 19th century, and the Monte Fantino.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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