Cosio di Arroscia | |
Official Name: | Comune di Cosio di Arroscia |
Coordinates: | 44.0833°N 57°W |
Region: | Liguria |
Province: | Imperia (IM) |
Mayor: | Mauro Parodi |
Area Total Km2: | 40.56 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 208 |
Population As Of: | 30 June 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Cosiaschi |
Elevation M: | 721 |
Postal Code: | 18023 |
Area Code: | 0183 |
Cosio di Arroscia (Coxe, locally Cuxe[2] [3]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100km (100miles) southwest of Genoa and about 25km (16miles) northwest of Imperia.
In 1957 the Avant-Garde Groupe Situationist International was founded in Cosio di Arroscia by former members of two other avant-garde groupes, the International Movement for an Imaginist Bauhaus (Asger Jorn, Giuseppe Pinot-Gallizio a.o.) and the Lettrist International (Guy Debord a.o.).
The small village is situated in the Arroscia's high valley, at about 20km (10miles) from Imperia.
Cosio di Arroscia borders the following municipalities: Briga Alta, Mendatica, Montegrosso Pian Latte, Ormea, and Pornassio.