Chiusella Valley

The Chiusella valley (in Italian Valle Chiusella or, simply, Valchiusella) is a valley in the Province of Turin (Piedmont, Italy).

Chiusella Valley
Val Chiusella or Valchiusella
Some of the mountains in the NW of the valley
Location of the valley in Piedmont, northern Italy
Floor elevation	375–2,819 m (1,230–9,249 ft)[1]
Length	around 25 km (16 mi) NW SE
Geology
Type	River valley
Geography
Location	Piedmont, Italy
Coordinates	45°31′01″N 7°45′00″E

Etymology

Valchiusella takes its name from Chiusella, a right-hand tributary of the Dora Baltea which flows through the valley.

Geography

The valley starts in the Graian Alps from the rough mountains where it meets with Aosta and Soana valleys and initially encompasses an almost unpopulated area used as pasturage during the summer. After Traversella the valley widens and becomes a hilly area punctuated with several small towns and villages.

Municipalities of the valley

The Val Chiusella is divided among the municipalities of:

• Alice Superiore,
• Brosso,
• Issiglio,
• Lugnacco,
• Meugliano,
• Pecco,
• Rueglio,
• Trausella,
• Traversella,
• Vico Canavese,
• Vidracco,
• Vistrorio

Notable summits

Among the summits which surround the valley (all belonging to the Graian Alps) there are:

• Monfandì - 2.819 m
• Monte Giavino - 2.766 m
• Monte Marzo - 2.756 m
• Punta Liamau - 2.734 m
• Punta Mariasco - 2.412 m
• Monte Gregorio - 1955 m
• Cima Bossola - 1.510 m

See also

• Chiusella, the river that flows through the valley

• Federation of Damanhur, an ecovillage and spiritual community situated about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the city of Turin

• Gran Paradiso National Park, contiguous with the French Vanoise national park, located in the foothills of the Alps

Notes and references

1. Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007

External links

• http://www.c-m-valchiusella-v-sacra-dora-baltea-c.it/ (in Italian)