Guardia Piemontese

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Comune di Guardia Piemontese

Location of Guardia Piemontese in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Calabria
Province Cosenza (CS)
Elevation 515 m (1,690 ft)
Area 21 km² (8 sq mi)
Population (as of 31-12-2006 (fonte: ISTAT))
 - Total 1,569
 - Density 75/km² (194/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 39°28′0″N, 16°0′0″E
Gentilic Guardioti
Dialing code 0982
Postal code 87020
Frazioni Marina, Terme
Website: http://www.comune.guardiapiemontese.cs.it/

Guardia Piemontese (Occitan: La Gàrdia) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Guardia is an Occitan linguistic enclave (not to be confused with the Occitan Valleys, which are the other Occitan-speaking area in Italy).

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