Sauze d'Oulx
Sauze d'Oulx | |
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| Comune di Sauze d'Oulx | |
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Sauze d'Oulx Location of Sauze d'Oulx in Piedmont Sauze d'Oulx Sauze d'Oulx (Italy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°1′N 6°51′E / 45.017°N 6.850°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Jouvenceaux, Les Clotes, Monfol, Richardet, Sportinia, Tachier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mauro Meneguzzi |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.31 km2 (6.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,510 m (4,950 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2015) | |
• Total | 1,108 |
| • Density | 64.01/km2 (165.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Salicese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10050 |
| Dialing code | 0122 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Saint day | 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
Sauze d'Oulx (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsaudze ˈdulks]) is a resort in the Via Lattea ski area. It is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (northern Italy) located 80 km (50 miles) from Turin in the Val di Susa, at the foot of Monte Genevris (2,536 m or 8,320 feet).
It was the site of the freestyle skiing events of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Together with the villages of Pragelato, Sestriere, Claviere, Cesana Torinese, San Sicario and Montgenèvre, in France, the Via Lattea (Milky Way) skiing area has 400km of pistes.
Since the beginning of the 19th century, Sauze d'Oulx has been a destination for the Turin aristocracy, with its famous winter resort Sportinia and is still a skiing favourite because of its natural and accessible location.