Bruzolo (pop. 1,525 as of 1 January 2017)) is a ''
comune
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'' of the
Metropolitan City of Turin
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in the
Italian
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region of
Piedmont
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. Located some west of
Turin
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, in the lower
Susa Valley
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, it is a member of the
Comunità Montana Bassa Valle di Susa e Val Cenischia. Bruzolo borders the municipalities of
Usseglio,
Condove
Condove is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italian. It is located in the Val di Susa, approximately west of Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important bus ...
,
Chianocco,
San Didero, and
San Giorio di Susa
San Giorio di Susa (, , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin
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.
The town of Bruzolo is the main population centre of the commune and is its ''
capoluogo''. It stands to the left of the river
Dora Riparia
The Dora Riparia (; ; or ''Doire''; ) is an alpine river, a left-bank tributary of the Po. It is long (of which 5 km is in France), with a drainage basin. It originates in the Cottian Alps, close to the Col de Montgenèvre in France, wh ...
on an
alluvial fan
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formed over the millennia by debris deposited by the
Pissaglio and other minor torrents. The municipal territory also includes farmland and factories on the flood-plain of the Dora Riparia, and extends over the forested southern slopes of
Punta Lunella
The Punta Lunella is a mountain of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 2,772 m.Geoportale IGM owww.pcn.minambiente.it/ref>
Toponymy
In 1831 the mountain was named ''Punta Cruvin'' by the topographer Maggi after a nearby mountain pasture ...
, elevation , where there is a scattering of hamlets: Campobenedetto, Meisonardi, Comba, Bigiardi, Lunera, Coletto, Chiotetti, Seinera and Combette.
[.][Comune di Bruzolo, ]
Consorzio Interdonderale Borgate Montane di Bruzolo
''.
See also
*
Treaty of Bruzolo
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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