Sestriere

Sestriere (, , , ) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.

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Sestriere is a ski resort located in the Piedmont region of Italy, near Turin and close to the French border. The resort's name comes from its historical location approximately sixty Roman miles from Turin.

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Italian comune.name: Sestriere
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Sestriere
Italian comune.image_skyline: Sestriere 2017.jpg
Italian comune.imagesize: 290px
Italian comune.image_caption: Sestriere
Italian comune.image_shield: Sestriere-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region: Piedmont
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Turin (TO)
Italian comune.frazioni: Colle Sestriere, Borgata Sestriere, Champlas Du Col, Champlas Janvier
Italian comune.mayor: Giovanni Cesare Poncet
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 25.92
Italian comune.population_total: 929
Italian comune.population_as_of: 1 January 2021
Italian comune.population_demonym: Sestrierese(i)
Italian comune.elevation_m: 2035
Italian comune.saint: Saint Edward
Italian comune.day: 13 October
Italian comune.postal_code: 10058

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Official name: Sestriere
Demonym: sestrieresi
Population: 929
Area: 25.92
Elevation: 2035
Official website: www.comune.sestriere.to.it
Image: Sestriere 2017.jpg
Dialing code: 0122
Licence plate code: TO

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Commons category: Sestriere
postal code: 10058
Commons gallery: Sestriere

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Geography
History
Tourism
Winter sports
Linked resorts (Via Lattea)
Summer sports
Transportation
References
Further reading
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== Geography == Sestriere has 929 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021 and is located on the pass that links Val Chisone and Val Susa, at above mean sea level. The village is completely surrounded by mountains, which have been exploited to build one of the biggest ski resorts in Italy. The main mountains around Sestriere are: Monte Fraiteve in the north-east, Monte Sises , Punta Rognosa di Sestriere and Monte Motta in the south-east. Sestriere is divided into several smaller hamlets: Sestriere Colle, on the pass top, Sestriere Borgata, in Val Chisone, Champlas du Col and Champlas Janvier, in Val Susa.