Cosio di Arroscia
Comune
Comune di Cosio di Arroscia
Location of Cosio di Arroscia
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Coordinates: 44°5′N 7°50′E / 44.083°N 7.833°E / 44.083; 7.833
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Imperia (IM)
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Parodi
Area [1]
• Total	40.56 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation	721 m (2,365 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	208
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym	Cosiaschi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	18023
Dialing code	0183

Cosio di Arroscia (Ligurian: Coxe, locally Cuxe^[3][4]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Imperia.

History

In 1957 the Avant-Garde Groupe Situationist International was founded in Cosio di Arroscia by former members of two other avant-garde groupes, the International Movement for an Imaginist Bauhaus (Asger Jorn, Giuseppe Pinot-Gallizio a.o.) and the Lettrist International (Guy Debord a.o.).

Geography

The small village is situated in the Arroscia's high valley, at about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Imperia.

Cosio di Arroscia borders the following municipalities: Briga Alta, Mendatica, Montegrosso Pian Latte, Ormea, and Pornassio.