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 | |
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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 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"
References
edit- ^ "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.
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