Giaglione
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CountryItaly
FrazioniSant'Andrea, Sant'Antonio, San Giuseppe, San Lorenzo
Elevation774 m (2,539 ft)
DemonymGiaglionesi
Giaglione
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| Comune di Giaglione | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Giaglione Location of Giaglione in Italy  Giaglione Giaglione (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°8′N 7°0′E / 45.133°N 7.000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Sant'Andrea, Sant'Antonio, San Giuseppe, San Lorenzo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ezio Paini |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 774 m (2,539 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 616 |
| • Density | 18.3/km2 (47.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Giaglionesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10050 |
| Dialing code | 0122 |
| Website | Official website |
Giaglione (Arpitan: Dzalhoun, Piedmontese: Giajon, French: Jaillons) is a comune (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.
Giaglione borders the following municipalities: Bramans (France), Chiomonte, Exilles, Gravere, Mompantero, Susa, and Venaus. It is home to the scanty remains of a castle and to a chapel housing 15th-century frescoes.
