Exilles
Exilles
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Exilles (Occitan: Eissilhas;[3] nonstandard Occitan: Isiya;[4] Piedmontese: Isiles; Latin: Excingomagus or Scingomagus;[5] Italianization under Italian Fascism: Esille) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Turin, on the border with France.
It is the location of the Exilles Fort, an alpine fortification which guarded the route between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Savoy.
Exilles borders the following municipalities: Bardonecchia, Bramans (France), Chiomonte, Giaglione, Oulx, Pragelato, Salbertrand, and Usseaux.