Exilles | |
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| Comune di Exilles | |
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Location of Exilles  | |
  Exilles Location of Exilles in Italy  Exilles Exilles (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′N 6°56′E / 45.100°N 6.933°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Deveys, Morliere, San Colombano, Champbons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michelangelo Luigi Castellano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.55 km2 (17.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Population (1-1-2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 268 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Esillese(i) or Exillese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10050 |
| Dialing code | 0122 |
| Patron saint | Saint Peter |
| Saint day | June 29 |
| Website | Official website |
Exilles (Occitan: Eissilhas;[3] nonstandard Occitan: Isiya;[4] Piedmontese: Isiles; Latin: Excingomagus or Scingomagus;[5] Italianization under Italian Fascism: Esille) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Turin, on the border with France.
It is the location of the Exilles Fort, an alpine fortification which guarded the route between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Savoy.
Exilles borders the following municipalities: Bardonecchia, Bramans (France), Chiomonte, Giaglione, Oulx, Pragelato, Salbertrand, and Usseaux.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ D. Sumien, 2021, “Eissilhas: un toponim plen d’istòria e de chambiaments lingüistics”, Jornalet 18.10.2021 [1] Archived 2022-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ As seen on the entrance road sign (cf. Google Street View)
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 17.