Ceresole Reale
| Ceresole Reale | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Ceresole Reale | ||
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  Ceresole Reale Location of Ceresole Reale in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°26′N 7°14′E / 45.433°N 7.233°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Andrea Basolo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 100.0 km2 (38.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,620 m (5,310 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | ||
| • Total | 164 | |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 10080 | |
| Dialing code | 0124 | |
| Patron saint | St. Nicholas | |
| Website | Official website | |
Ceresole Reale is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Turin in the Orco Valley, on the border with France.
Ceresole Reale borders the following municipalities: Bonneval-sur-Arc (France), Groscavallo, Noasca, Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, Val-d'Isère (France), and Valsavarenche. The communal territory is home to the Gran Paradiso National Park visitors center. The main structure is the large dam, built in 1925–31 by A.E.M. (Turin's electrical authority): this formed the Lago di Ceresole (lake of Ceresole), which is not the town's main tourist attraction.
Ceresole was the location of the ending cliffhanger scene in the 1969 film The Italian Job.