Frabosa Soprana

Frabosa Soprana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Cuneo.

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Frabosa Soprana
Comune
Comune di Frabosa Soprana
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Coordinates: 44°17′14.48″N 7°48′25.36″E / 44.2873556°N 7.8070444°E / 44.2873556; 7.8070444
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	Bossea, Straluzzo, Forneri, Mondagnola, Bassi, Lanza Serra, Seccata, Corsaglia, Fontane, Botteri, San Martino
Government
• Mayor	Iole Caramello
Area [1]
• Total	48.1 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Elevation	891 m (2,923 ft)
Population  (31 December 2011[3])[2]
• Total	891
• Density	18.5/km2 (48.0/sq mi)
Demonym	Frabosani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12082
Dialing code	0174
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Frabosa Soprana borders the following municipalities: Frabosa Sottana, Magliano Alpi, Monastero di Vasco, Montaldo di Mondovì, Ormea, and Roburent. The economy is based on winter tourism: it is connected through a chair lift to the Prato Nevoso ski resort.

Sights include the Caves of Bossea, a 2 km length karstic grottoes discovered in the 19th century, and the Monte Fantino.

1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. ^ Data from Istat

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