Sestriere

Sestriere
Comune di Sestriere
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Coat of arms of Sestriere
Location of Sestriere
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Sestriere is located in Italy
Sestriere
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Location of Sestriere in Italy
Sestriere is located in Piedmont
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Sestriere
Sestriere (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°57′N 6°53′E / 44.950°N 6.883°E / 44.950; 6.883
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniColle Sestriere, Borgata Sestriere, Champlas Du Col, Champlas Janvier
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Cesare Poncet (Civic List)
Area
 • Total25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Elevation
2,035 m (6,677 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total929
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
DemonymSestrierese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10058
Dialing code0122
Patron saintSaint Edward
Saint day13 October
WebsiteOfficial website

Sestriere (Italian pronunciation: [seˈstrjɛːre], Occitan: Sestrieras, Piedmontese: Ël Sestrier, French: Sestrières) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, 17 km (11 mi) from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.