Oulx

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Oulx
Comune
Comune di Oulx
Oulx
Oulx
Coat of arms of Oulx
Coat of arms
Location of Oulx
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10056
Dialing code0122
Patron saintSt. Roch
Saint day16 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Oulx (Italian pronunciation: [ulks], French pronunciation: [u], Occitan: Ors) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Turin, in the Susa Valley on the border with France.

Names

Parish Church of Oulx

Like many other towns in the Susa Valley, Oulx has different names reflecting the area's multiple linguistic traditions. One theory of the name's origin is that it derives from Ulkos, the name of a leader of the

Fascist Italianization, Oulx was renamed Ulzio from 1928 to 1947. However, this form is considered etymologically incorrect, deriving from the Latin "Ultium" rather than "Ulcium."[4]

Evolution of the territory of Oulx. 1. Oulx. 2. Sauze d'Oulx 3. Beaulard 4. Savoulx.

Today, the municipality is called Oulx in

Vivaro-Alpine subdialect; using an alternate orthography),[5] Ors [uɾs] in standard Occitan (using classical orthography), and Ols [ʊls] in Piedmontese as well as in the Cisalpine Occitan standard (using classical orthography).[6]

Geography

There are three parts of the village of Oulx proper: Borgo Superiore (local Occitan: Viêrë), Borgo Inferiore (Plan e Poyà or simply Ël Plan), and Abadia (Baîë).

In addition to Oulx proper, the municipality includes the frazioni (districts) of Amazas (local Occitan: Zamazá), Auberges (Oouberja), Beaulard (Bioulâ), Beaume (Baoumë), Chateau-Beaulard (Chaté), Clots (Clos), Constans (Coutan), Gad (Ga), Monfol (Mounfol), Pierremenaud (Piarmenaou), Puy (Peui), Royeres (Rouliera), San Marco (Sa' Mar), Savoulx (Savou), Signols (Signoou), Soubras (Ël Soubrâ), Vazon (Lou Vazoun), and Villard (Viarâ).[7]

Oulx is served by

Turin-Modane railway
.

Twin towns

Notable natives

French Revolutionist Joseph Chalier was born in the village of Beaulard, now a frazione of Oulx. Oulx was the birthplace of Luigi (Louis) Des Ambrois (1807–74), an Italian unification-era politician and jurist, who served as chairman of the Senate of the Kingdom (Senato del Regno) shortly before his death.

Sports

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  3. ^ a b Note di toponomastica: Periodo Pre-Romano. Archived 2008-09-04 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 25 September 2008. (in Italian)
  4. ^ La Valsusa — Settimanale della Valle di Susa e Val Sangone — 1959: Ulzio o Oulx? Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 25 September 2008. (in Italian)
  5. ^ Il patois / Ël patouà at the official commune website. Accessed 25 September 2008. (in Italian and Occitan)
  6. ^ Map of the Occitan Valleys (in Occitan)
  7. ^ Le frazioni / Lâ frazioun Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at the official commune website. Accessed 25 September 2008. (in Italian and Occitan)

External links


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