Upega (Brigasc dialect: Üpega) is a frazione—similar to a hamlet—located in the comune (municipality) of Briga Alta, Province of Cuneo in the region of Piedmont, Italy. It is one of three frazioni that form Briga Alta, alongside Carnino and Piaggia.[1][2] Located in the Upper Tanaro Valley [it] of the Passo Tanarello mountain pass in the Ligurian Alps, the Negrone, which forms the Tanaro river, flows through Upega.[3] Located in the Terra Brigasca [it] culture, it is one of a handful of villages where the Brigasc dialect of the Ligurian language is spoken.[4]

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Location of Upega
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Upega is located in Italy
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Location of Upega in Italy
Upega is located in Piedmont
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Upega (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°07′44″N 7°43′38″E / 44.12889°N 7.72722°E / 44.12889; 7.72722
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceCuneo
Elevation
1,291 m (4,236 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12078
Patron saintSaint Anne
Saint day26 July

References

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  1. ^ "Upega". Alta Via del Sale. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Territorio e storia" [Territory and history] (in Italian). Briga Alta. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Linguria" (Map). Carta Regionale. 1:25,000 (in Italian). Cartografia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Upega" (in Italian). Briga Alta. Retrieved 6 September 2022.