Balme is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and ...
in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Piedmont
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. It is located in the
Graian Alps
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area, in one of the
Valli di Lanzo
The Lanzo Valleys (in Italian ''Valli di Lanzo'', in Piedmontese ''Valade ëd Lans'') is a group of valleys in the north-west of Piedmont in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy.
Etymology
The valleys take their name from the city of Lanzo, whi ...
, in the about northwest of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
, on the border with France.
Balme borders the following municipalities:
Ala di Stura
Ala di Stura (Piedmontese and Franco-Provençal: ''Ala'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in one of the Valli di Lanzo about northwest of Turin.
Ala di Stura borders the fo ...
,
Bessans
Bessans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located in the valley of Maurienne and crossed by the Arc river. Nestled in the center of a former glacial through, it is renowned ...
(France),
Bonneval-sur-Arc
Bonneval-sur-Arc (, literally ''Bonneval on Arc''; frp, Bônavâl-sus-Arc) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Climate
Bonneval-sur-Arc features an alpine climate due to its hi ...
(France),
Groscavallo
Groscavallo is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in one of the Valli di Lanzo about northwest of Turin, on the border with France. The Levanne massif is located nearby.
The c ...
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Lemie
Lemie is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin.
Lemie borders the following municipalities: Ala di Stura, Balme, Mezzenile, Usseglio, Viù
Viù is a '' ...
, and
Usseglio
Usseglio ( pms, Ussèj, frp, Usèi, french: Ussel) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, on the border with France. It borders with the following munici ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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