Venaus | |
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| Comune di Venaus | |
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Location of Venaus  | |
  Venaus Location of Venaus in Italy  Venaus Venaus (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°9′N 7°1′E / 45.150°N 7.017°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Bar Cenisio, Molaretto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Avernino Di Croce (Civic List) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 604 m (1,982 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 894 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Venausini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10050 |
| Dialing code | 0122 |
| Website | Official website |
Venaus is a comune (municipality) in Cenischia Valley (Metropolitan City of Turin) in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin, on the border with France.
Venaus borders the following municipalities: Bramans (France), Giaglione, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (France), Mompantero, Moncenisio, and Novalesa.
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Procession of the statue of the patron St. Blaise accompanied by a traditional spadonaro -
One of the four traditional spadonari during "sword dance"
- ^ "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.