Toponymy Research Project

The project aims to collaborate with the University to carry out surveys on Traditional Toponymy in the territories of the various municipalities that are part of the Protected Areas of the Cottian Alps.
It stemmed from an idea of the late Prof. Arturo Genre, who, together with the Piedmont Region, initiated the Research Project of the Toponymic Atlas in 1982, which extends across the entire territory of the municipalities that are part of the Mountain Communities of Piedmont. In particular, at that time, the cooperation of the Piedmont Parks was requested, which committed their employees to conduct research in the territories of the municipalities concerned.
In our Organization, this has allowed for various research projects, some of which have had the honor of being published in volumes with attached toponymic maps.

Currently, the volumes of the following municipalities have been published:

• No. 5 Chianocco 1995 Researchers Graziano Borello, Paola Tirone;
• No. 17 Avigliana 2001 Researchers Tiziana Salotti, Giovanni Falco;
• No. 20 Salbertrand 2002 Researcher Roberto Cibonfa;
• No. 21 Coazze 2002 Researchers Carla Ru, Mauro Lussiana (former employees of the Cottian Alps Parks Authority);
• No. 30 Exilles 2006 Researcher Roberto Cibonfa;
• No. 42 San Giorio di Susa 2013 Researcher Elio Giuliano;
• No. 45 Chiomonte 2013 Researcher Roberto Cibonfa;
• No. 62 Sauze d'Oulx 2023 Researcher Roberto Cibonfa;

Furthermore, other research projects have been carried out or are ongoing regarding the municipalities of:

• Villarfocchiardo Researchers Marino Miletto, Laura Suzzi;
• Meana Researcher Graziano Borello;
• Pragelato Researchers Giovanni Martin Eleonora Bermond (bermond@alpicozie.eu).
   

Contact people

University of Turin, Department of Humanities

Region of Piedmont:

• Department of Culture, Linguistic Heritage, and Youth Policies
• Directorate of Culture, Tourism, and Sport
• Sector for the Promotion of Cultural Activities and Cultural and Linguistic Heritage

ATPM Toponomastic Atlas of Mountain Piedmont (atpm.dsl@unito.it)

Insights

https://www.atpmtoponimi.it

Consult the Toponymy online on the Alpi Cozie WebGis