Cosio di Arroscia

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Cosio di Arroscia
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Province of Imperia (IM)
Mayor
Elevation	721 m
Area	40.6 km²
Population
- Total (as of Dec. 2004)	283
- Density	7/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	44°5′N, 7°50′E
Gentilic	cosiaschi
Dialing code	0183
Postal code	18023
Location of Cosio di Arroscia in Italy

Cosio di Arroscia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km northwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 283 and an area of 40.6 km².^[1] In 1957 the French Avant-Garde Groupe Situationist International was founded in Cosio di Arroscia by former members of two other avant-garde groupes, the International Movement for an Imagininist Bauhaus (Asger Jorn, Giuseppe Pinot-Gallizio a.o.) and the Lettrist International (Guy Debord a.o.).

Cosio di Arroscia borders the following municipalities: Briga Alta, Mendatica, Montegrosso Pian Latte, Ormea, and Pornassio.

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[edit] References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.