Cosio di Arroscia

Cosio di Arroscia
Comune
Comune di Cosio di Arroscia
Cosio di Arroscia
Location of Cosio di Arroscia in Italy
Coordinates: 44°5′N 7°50′E / 44.083°N 7.833°E / 44.083; 7.833Coordinates: 44°5′N 7°50′E / 44.083°N 7.833°E / 44.083; 7.833
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Province Imperia (IM)
Government
  Mayor Mauro Parodi
Area
  Total 40.56 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation 721 m (2,365 ft)
Population (30 June 2017)[1]
  Total 208
  Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cosiaschi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 18023
Dialing code 0183

Cosio di Arroscia (Ligurian: Coxe, locally Cuxe[2][3]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Imperia.

History

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 Imaginist Bauhaus (Asger Jorn, Giuseppe Pinot-Gallizio a.o.) and the Lettrist International (Guy Debord a.o.).

Geography

The small village is situated in the Arroscia's high valley, at about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Imperia.

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

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Dizionario di toponomastica: Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani (in Italian). Milan: Garzanti. 1996. p. 234.
  3. Frisoni, Gaetano (1910–2002). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genova: Nuova Editrice Genovese.

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