Exilles


Exilles is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 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, Chiomonte, Giaglione, Oulx, Pragelato, Salbertrand, and Usseaux.

History

The ancients considered Exilles the first place in Italy coming from Gaul over the Alpine passes. As Scingomagus, Exilles is first mentioned by Strabo, who, when speaking of one of the passes of the Alps, says that from Ebrodunum on the Gallic side through Brigantium and Scingomagus and the pass of the Alps to Ocelum, the limit of the land of Cottius is ; and at Scingomagus Italy begins, the distance from Scincomagus to Ocelum being. Pliny the Elder also makes Italy extend to the Alps at Scingomagus, and then he gives the breadth of Gallia from Scingomagus to the Pyrenees and Illiberis.

Twin towns — sister cities

Exilles is twinned with: