Pragelato
Pragelato (also Pragelà; Vivaro-Alpine: Prajalats, French: Prajalats) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name Pragelato, meaning "icy meadow", has been derived from the harsh climate and the fact that the ground is covered with ice for long periods. On both sides of the Chisone, extensive forests of pine and larch provide protection from the avalanches which are a common occurrence in the winter season: for this reason in the nineteenth century the people of Pragelato were only permitted to fell trees close to the mountain summits, and even then only with the permission of the communal administration.
Pragelato
Prajalats | |
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| Comune di Pragelato | |
Parish church. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Pragelato | |
Pragelato Location of Pragelato in Italy Pragelato Pragelato (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°1′N 6°57′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | La Ruà, Allevè, Chezal, Duc, Grand Puy, Granges, Jousseaud, Laval, Pattemouche, Plan, Rif, Rivets, Seytes, Troncea, Souchéres Basses, Souchère Haute, Traverses, Villardamond, Val Tronche, Tronchée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giorgio Merlo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.20 km2 (34.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,518 m (4,980 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2021) | |
| • Total | 733 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pragelatesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10060 |
| Dialing code | 0122 |
| Website | Official website |
Pragelato borders the following municipalities: Exilles, Oulx, Salbertrand, Usseaux, Fenestrelle, Sauze d'Oulx, Massello, Sestriere, Sauze di Cesana, Salza di Pinerolo, Prali.