Entracque | |
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| Comune di Entracque | |
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Location of Entracque  | |
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| Coordinates:44°15′N7°24′E / 44.250°N 7.400°E /44.250; 7.400 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Gosso |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.9 km2 (61.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 894 m (2,933 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 3,297 m (10,817 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 792 m (2,598 ft) |
| Population (31 July 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 857 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Entracquesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12010 |
| Dialing code | 0171 |
| Website | Official website |
Entracque is a small town in theValle Gesso of theMaritime Alps of north-westItaly, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest ofCuneo and close to theFrench border. It is the principal settlement andcapoluogo of thecomune or municipality of the same name (population 855) in thePiedmonteseProvince of Cuneo.
At the time of the 2001 census over 90 percent of the then 848 inhabitants of the comune were found in Entracque itself. The remaining 68 were dispersed among 11 hamlets, none of which had more than 13 inhabitants, or lived in isolated dwellings.[2]
Entracque borders the following municipalities:Belvédère (France),La Brigue (France),Limone Piemonte,Roaschia,Saint-Martin-Vésubie (France),Valdieri, andVernante.
Thecomune is the site of theEntracque Power Plant, one of the biggesthydroelectric power stations in Italy.
Entracque started to be a mountain touristic resort in the late 19th century, when the house of Savoy used the valley as a game reserve. Today Entracque addresses both winter and summer tourism. It has one of the biggest Italian cross ski areas and also has two lifts for alpine skiing.
The village is also part of theParco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime (Natural Park of the Maritime Alps). It is one of the few pan-European parks (the French side is the National Park of Mercantour).
Monte Argentera, the highest peak in theMaritime Alps, is located in the municipal territory.
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