Giaglione

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Giaglione

45°8′N 7°0′E / 45.133°N 7.000°E / 45.133; 7.000CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan city Turin (TO)FrazioniSant'Andrea, Sant'Antonio, San Giuseppe, San LorenzoGovernment

• MayorEzio PainiArea

^[1]

• Total33.6 km² (13.0 sq mi)Elevation

774 m (2,539 ft)Population

(31 August 2017)^[2]

• Total616 • Density18/km² (47/sq mi)DemonymGiaglionesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

10050

Dialing code0122WebsiteOfficial website

Giaglione (French: Jaillons, Piedmontese: Giajon) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Turin, on the border with France.

Giaglione borders the following municipalities: Bramans (France), Chiomonte, Exilles, Gravere, Mompantero, Susa, and Venaus. It is home to the scanty remains of a castle and to a chapel housing 15th-century frescoes.

Twin towns — sister cities

Giaglione is twinned with:

Bramans, France (2010)

References

^ "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.