Exilles
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| Exilles | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Turin (TO) |
| Mayor | ? |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,854 ft) |
| Area | 44.4 km² (17 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 285 |
| - Density | 6/km² (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | esillesi o exillesi |
| Dialing code | 0122 |
| Postal code | 10050 |
| Frazioni | Deveyes, Morliere, San Colombano, Champbons |
| Website: www.comune.exilles.to.it/ | |
Exilles (Latin: Scingomagus[1]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 285 and an area of 44.4 km².[2]
The municipality of Exilles contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Deveyes, Cels, San Colombano, and Champbons.
Exilles borders the following municipalities: Bardonecchia, Bramans (France), Chiomonte, Giaglione, Oulx, Pragelato, Salbertrand, and Usseaux.
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[edit] Geographical significance
The ancients considered Exilles the first place in Italy coming from Gaul over the Alpine passes. As Scingomagus (Greek Σκιγγόμαγος, Exilles is first mentioned by Strabo (iv.), who says, when he is speaking of one of the passes of the Alps, that from Ebrodunum (modern Embrun) on the Gallic side through Brigantium (modern Briançon) and Scingomagus and the pass of the Alps to Ocelum, the limit of the land of Cottius (the Alpes Cottiae) is 99 miles; and at Scingomagus Italy begins: and the distance from Scincomagus to Ocelum is 27 miles. Pliny the Elder also (ii. 108) makes Italy extend to the Alps at Scincgmagus, and then he gives the breadth of Gallia from Scingomagus to the Pyrenees and Illiberis.
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[edit] References
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 17.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1856).
