# Triora

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Comune in Liguria, Italy

Triora Triöra Comune Comune di Triora View of Triora Coat of arms Triora Location of Triora in Italy Show map of Italy Triora Triora (Liguria) Show map of Liguria Coordinates: 44°0′N 7°46′E / 44.000°N 7.767°E / 44.000; 7.767 Country Italy Region Liguria Province Imperia (IM) Frazioni Bregalla, Cetta, Creppo, Goina, Loreto, Monesi, Realdo, Verdeggia, Saccarello Government • Mayor Francesco Piano[a] Area [1] • Total 68.0 km2 (26.3 sq mi) Elevation 780 m (2,560 ft) Population (December 2004)[2] • Total 416 • Density 6.12/km2 (15.8/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 18010 Dialing code 0184 Patron saint John of The Meadows (San Zane) Saint day 23 June Website Official website

**Triora** ([Ligurian](/source/Ligurian_language): *Triöra*[3]) is a *[comune](/source/Comune)* (municipality) in the [province of Imperia](/source/Province_of_Imperia) in the [Italian](/source/Italy) region [Liguria](/source/Liguria), located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of [Genoa](/source/Genoa) and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of [Imperia](/source/Imperia_(city)), on the border with [France](/source/France). As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 416 and an area of 68.0 square kilometres (26.3 mi2).[4]

The municipality of Triora contains the *[frazioni](/source/Frazione)* (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bregalla, Cetta, Creppo, Goina, Loreto, Monesi, Realdo, Verdeggia, and Saccarello. Triora borders the following municipalities: [Briga Alta](/source/Briga_Alta), [Castelvittorio](/source/Castelvittorio), [La Brigue](/source/La_Brigue) (France), [Mendatica](/source/Mendatica), [Molini di Triora](/source/Molini_di_Triora), [Montegrosso Pian Latte](/source/Montegrosso_Pian_Latte), [Pigna](/source/Pigna_(IM)) and [Saorge](/source/Saorge) (France). It is one of [I Borghi più belli d'Italia](/source/I_Borghi_pi%C3%B9_belli_d'Italia) ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[5]

## Culture

The town is an elite member of [I Borghi più belli d'Italia](/source/I_Borghi_pi%C3%B9_belli_d'Italia), a list of the top 100 most beautiful medieval citadels in Italy. It also has been awarded a [Touring Club Italiano](/source/Touring_Club_Italiano) [Bandiera arancione](/source/Bandiera_arancione), a similarly prestigious achievement recognizing the best places for tourists to enjoy.

Triora was the site of the last [witch trials](/source/Inquisition) held in Italy, during the [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance). As such it has been selected as the location of a series of folklore- and horror-themed events and festivals in recent years. It has three annual festivals: a summer witchcraft festival, in August; and two autumn celebrations: the mushroom festival in September; and Halloween, at the end of October. Then there are the many smaller fairs of the year, including the Christmas bonfire on 24 December; St. John of the Meadows, the local patron saint's day, on 23 June; a chestnut fair in October; an All Souls Day fair, at the start of November; and a series of Easter parades, before, during and after Holy Week, each Spring.

## Demographic evolution

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1861 3,306 — 1871 3,295 −0.3% 1881 3,117 −5.4% 1901 2,860 −8.2% 1911 2,655 −7.2% Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,319 −12.7% 1931 1,875 −19.1% 1936 1,757 −6.3% 1951 1,319 −24.9% 1961 984 −25.4% Year Pop. ±% 1971 713 −27.5% 1981 507 −28.9% 1991 418 −17.6% 2001 408 −2.4% Source: Data from ISTAT

## John of Triora

[John of Triora](/source/John_of_Triora), a Franciscan missionary martyr in China, was born near Triora in 1760.[6]

Francesco Moraldo in Creppo in 2000

## Francesco Moraldo from Creppo

During all the period of the German occupation and of the [Italian Social Republic](/source/Italian_Social_Republic), in the village of Creppo Francesco Moraldo (born Creppo, 30 December 1906 – 28 April 2001) hid in his house and protected from deportation two German Jewish orphans, nine and eleven years old.

Moraldo had been a butler in [France](/source/France) of the Italian banker [Angelo Donati](/source/Angelo_Donati) who had taken the children under his protection in July 1942 when their parents had been deported from [Nice](/source/Nice) to [Auschwitz](/source/Auschwitz).

When Donati had to take refuge in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) after the [Armistice of 8 September 1943](/source/Armistice_of_Cassibile), Moraldo took the children with him to his home village. The whole population of the village, informed of the situation, helped actively with their protection, despite the danger due to fights and frequent Germans roundups in the area.

For this commitment to solidarity on 11 February 1999, the [Yad Vashem](/source/Yad_Vashem) Institute of [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem) awarded Francesco Moraldo the title of [Righteous Among the Nations](/source/Righteous_Among_the_Nations).[7]

## Twin towns

Triora is [twinned](/source/Town_twinning) with:

- [La Brigue](/source/La_Brigue), France (2006)

## See also

- [Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri](/source/Parco_naturale_regionale_delle_Alpi_Liguri)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** as Prefectural Commissioner

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_2-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v20_3-0)** ["Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018"](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Frisoni, Gaetano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Frisoni) [in Italian] (1910). *Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese* (in Italian). Genova: Nuova Editrice Genovese.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-istat_5-0)** All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Liguria"](https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/liguria/) (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Blessed John of Triora"](https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessed-john-of-triora.html). *www.roman-catholic-saints.com*. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Israel Gutman, Bracha Rivlin e Liliana Picciotto, *I giusti d'Italia: i non ebrei che salvarono gli ebrei, 1943-45* (Mondadori: Milano 2006), pp. 170–1.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.comune.triora.im.it)

- [Triora.org](http://www.triora.org/index2.html)

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