Upega

Upega (Brigasc dialect: Üpega) is a frazione—similar to a hamlet—located in the comune (municipality) of Briga Alta, Province of Cuneo in the region of Piedmont, Italy. It is one of three frazioni that form Briga Alta, alongside Carnino and Piaggia.^[1][2] Located in the Upper Tanaro Valley [it] of the Passo Tanarello mountain pass in the Ligurian Alps, the Negrone, which forms the Tanaro river, flows through Upega.^[3] Located in the Terra Brigasca [it] culture, it is one of a handful of villages where the Brigasc dialect of the Ligurian language is spoken.^[4]

Upega Üpega (Brigasc dialect)
Comune
Location of Upega
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Coordinates: 44°07′44″N 7°43′38″E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Cuneo
Elevation	1,291 m (4,236 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12078
Patron saint	Saint Anne
Saint day	26 July

References

1. "Upega". Alta Via del Sale. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
2. "Territorio e storia" [Territory and history] (in Italian). Briga Alta. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
3. "Linguria" (Map). Carta Regionale. 1:25,000 (in Italian). Cartografia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
4. "Upega" (in Italian). Briga Alta. Retrieved 6 September 2022.