Novalesa

Novalesa (Piedmontese: Novalèisa, Arpitan: Nonalésa, French: Novalaise) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France. Novalesa borders the following municipalities: Bessans (France), Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (France), Mompantero, Moncenisio, Usseglio, and Venaus.

Novalesa
Comune
Comune di Novalesa
Location of Novalesa
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Coordinates: 45°11′N 7°1′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Frazioni	S. Pietro, S. Rocco, Villaretto, Ronelle, S. Anna, Borghetto, S. Maria, Fraita
Government
• Mayor	Silvano Moscatelli[1]
Area [2]
• Total	28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi)
Elevation	828 m (2,717 ft)
Population  (31 May 2012)[3]
• Total	553
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Demonym	Novalicensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10050
Dialing code	0122
Website	Official website

Near the village is Novalesa Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in 726. Acting in effect as a forward position for the Franks near their border with the territory of the Lombards, the abbey was strategically placed to control the Via Francigena. The parish church constitutes a site of the Museum of Alpine Religious Art (part of the Diocesan Museum System of Susa).

Near the village there are very high waterfalls, formed by the streams coming from Rocciamelone mountain.

Twin towns

• Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France