Acceglio

Acceglio (Vivaro-Alpine: Acelh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located above Prazzo in the upper Valle Maira about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Cuneo, on the border with France.

Acceglio Acelh
Comune
Comune di Acceglio
Acceglio
Location of Acceglio
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Coordinates: 44°29′N 6°59′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	See list
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Enrico Caranzano
Area [1]
• Total	151.53 km2 (58.51 sq mi)
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population  (31 March 2018)[2]
• Total	160
• Density	1.1/km2 (2.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Accegliesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12021
Dialing code	0171
Patron saint	Santa Maria Assunta
Saint day	15 August
Website	Official website

The high Val Maira, near Chiappera.

Chiappera, a hamlet within the commune.

Acceglio borders the following municipalities: Argentera, Bellino, Canosio, Larche (France), Meyronnes (France), Prazzo, and Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (France).

Tourism

The territory of Acceglio, thanks to its intact natural environment, is a destination for hiking, mountain biking and mountaineering. To support those activities, Acceglio has several alpine huts:

• Rifugio Campo Base
• Rifugio Stroppia
• Bivacco Barenghi
• Bivacco Enrico e Mario

Frazioni

Acceglio has 11 frazioni whose elevation above sea level varies between approximately 1,200 and 1,650 metres (3,940 and 5,410 ft):^[3]

• Villar (1375 m)
• Ponte Maira (1404 m)
• Saretto (1533 m)
• Chiappera (1614 m) (pictured)
• Bargia (1401 m)
• Lausetto (1510 m)
• Colombata (1576 m)
• Frere (1196 m)
• Gheit (1372 m)
• Chialvetta (1494 m)
• Pratorotondo (1639 m)