Ormea
Ormea is a comune in the Province of Cuneo, about 100 kilometers south of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. A comune is the foundational administrative unit of Italian local government. Cuneo, the provincial capital, sits roughly 40 kilometers to the northwest. For a place this far from the larger centers, what Ormea is becomes clearer by considering who surrounds it.
Alto, Armo, Briga Alta, Caprauna, Cosio di Arroscia, Frabosa Soprana, Garessio, Magliano Alpi, Nasino, Pornassio, Roburent, and Roccaforte Mondovì share their borders with Ormea. Each of these twelve comuni has its own local government and its own civic standing within Italian administrative law. Garessio and Frabosa Soprana are among them, marking Ormea as a municipality embedded within a densely bordered stretch of the Italian northwest.
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Where is Ormea located in Italy?
Ormea is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the region of Piedmont. It lies about 100 kilometers south of Turin and roughly 40 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital, Cuneo.
What municipalities share a border with Ormea?
Twelve municipalities border Ormea: Alto, Armo, Briga Alta, Caprauna, Cosio di Arroscia, Frabosa Soprana, Garessio, Magliano Alpi, Nasino, Pornassio, Roburent, and Roccaforte Mondovì.
What province is Ormea in?
Ormea is in the Province of Cuneo, in the Piedmont region of Italy.
How far is Ormea from Turin?
Ormea lies about 100 kilometers south of Turin.
What region of Italy is Ormea in?
Ormea is in Piedmont, an Italian region in the northwest of the country. Its provincial home is the Province of Cuneo.
How many municipalities border Ormea?
Twelve municipalities share a border with Ormea. They include Garessio, Frabosa Soprana, Magliano Alpi, and Roccaforte Mondovì, among others.
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- 1All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.