French–Italian border

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The French–Italian border is the mountainous international boundary between France and Italy, running largely through the Alps and historically fortified and contested.

All labels observed (12)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
adjacentToFrenchRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
adjacentToItalianRegion Aosta Valley
Liguria
Lombardy
Piedmont
borderRegime Schengen Agreement
linked to: Schengen Area
country1 France
country2 Italy
crosses Col de Larche
Col de Tende
Col de l’Échelle
Col du Mont Cenis
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
Fréjus Road Tunnel
Mont Blanc Tunnel
disputedSections Mont Blanc summit area
linked to: Mont Blanc massif

Plateau of Mont Blanc
linked to: Mont Blanc massif
establishedByTreaty Treaty of Paris 1947
hasBorderControlExceptions temporary checks during migration crises
hasBorderTown Bardonecchia
Claviere
Menton
linked to: Sanremo

Modane
Montgenèvre
Ventimiglia
highestPoint Mont Blanc
highestPointElevation 4810 m
historicallyFortified true
length about 515 km
locatedIn Alps
Western Europe
lowestPoint Mediterranean Sea
modifiedByTreaty Treaty of Turin 1860
mountainous true
partOf Schengen Area internal borders
linked to: Schengen Area
passesThrough Cottian Alps
Graian Alps
Ligurian Alps
Maritime Alps
Mont Blanc massif
relatedEvent Italian invasion of France (1940)
Second World War
linked to: World War II
separates French Republic
Italian Republic
linked to: Italy
terminusPointEast Mont Dolent area
linked to: Graian Alps
terminusPointWest near Menton
near Ventimiglia

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maginot Line locatedAlong French–Italian border
Mont Blanc Tunnel locatedOnBorder France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Mont Blanc massif straddlesBorder France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Col du Mont Cenis crosses French-Italian border
linked to: French–Italian border
Bardonecchia isPartOf Italy–France border region
linked to: French–Italian border
Col de l’Échelle category France–Italy border crossings
linked to: French–Italian border
Col de Larche isPartOf Franco-Italian border crossings
linked to: French–Italian border
Col de Tende partOf Franco-Italian border
linked to: French–Italian border
Innominata Ridge isOnBorderOf Italy–France border region
linked to: French–Italian border
Col du Mont Maudit onOrNear France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Colle dell’Agnello hasBorderCrossing France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
SS25 (Italian side) terminus French border at Col du Mont Cenis
linked to: French–Italian border
Dora di Bardonecchia flowsNear Franco–Italian border
subject linked to: Dora di Bardonecchia river
linked to: French–Italian border
Aiguille de Tré la Tête partOfInternationalBorder France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Limone Piemonte partOf Italy–France border region
linked to: French–Italian border
E80 connectsToBorder France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Lyon–Turin rail axis borderCrossing France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Italian SS21 hasTerminus French border at Col de Larche
linked to: French–Italian border
European route E80 hasBorderCrossing France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Roia borderRegion France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Vinadio partOf Italy–France border region
subject linked to: Vinadio, Italy
linked to: French–Italian border
Piedmontese frontier partOf Franco-Sardinian border
linked to: French–Italian border
TGV Paris–Milan (via connections) borderCrossing France–Italy border
linked to: French–Italian border
Valdeblore locatedIn France–Italy border region
linked to: French–Italian border