La Brigue

La Brigue (Italian: Briga Marittima) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes depairtment in sootheastren Fraunce. La Brigue became pairt o Fraunce efter World War II, when Italy wis forcit tae haund it ower in September 1947 under the terms o the 1947 Peace o Paris. Before the haund ower, it wis pairt o the Province o Cuneo. The transfer, which wis no unopponit in the veelage, wis retrospectively endorsit bi a local plebiscite which teuk place on 12 October 1947 an wis subject tae internaitional superveesion. Sichts The Shrine o Oor Lady o the Foontains is the hame tae a huge 15t-century pentin (cycle o passion) bi the penter Giovanni Piemontese Canavesio, an is a major tourist destination. Tourism The veelage is situatit alang the lang distance hikin trail GR52A. Anither attraction for muntain sports enthusiasts is a nearbi via ferrata o middlin difficulty (C/D) which ascends aboot 250 metres abuin the veelage. Population Twin touns — Sister ceeties La Brigue is twinned wi: Triora, Italy (2006) See an aw Communes o the Alpes-Maritimes depairtment References INSEE