Argentera Explained

Argentera
Official Name:Comune di Argentera
Native Name:L'Argentiera
Coordinates:44.4°N 62°W
Region:Piedmont
Province:Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni:Bersezio (municipal seat), Ferrere, Le Grange and Severagno (ruinied boroughs), Villaggio Primavera, Prinardo, Serre
Mayor:Monica Ciaburro
Area Total Km2:77.7
Population Total:78
Population As Of:30 April 2017[1]
Population Demonym:Argentesi or Argenters
Elevation M:1684
Postal Code:12010
Area Code:0171

Argentera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100km (100miles) southwest of Turin and about 60km (40miles) west of Cuneo, on the border with France. It consists of a series of sparse hamlets in the upper Valle Stura di Demonte. The municipal seat is in Bersezio, on the road to the Maddalena Pass.

Argentera borders the following municipalities: Acceglio, Canosio, Larche (France), Pietraporzio, and Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée (France). Its territory includes peaks such as the Oserot at an elevation of 2860m (9,380feet) above sea level, Enciastraia at 2955m (9,695feet) and the Rocca dei Tre Vescovi at 2867m (9,406feet).

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  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.