Special Area of Conservation Slopes of Mount Chaberton

The summit of Mount Chaberton dominates the Cesana basin with its characteristic peak of 3130 meters, leveled to make room for turrets and military fortifications. In reality, since 1947 it has been in French territory, based on the peace treaty signed after World War II, so the site occupies only the Italian side, from the slopes just behind the village of Cesana, to the Gran Vallon river to the state border.

There are 6 designated community habitats, 2 of which are of priority protection: the Scots Pine forest on a calcareous substrate and the relict stations of Mountain Pine and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. The natural peculiarity of this mountain is given by the carbonate nature of the rocks and the erosion phenomena visible as scree and avalanche debris channels. With a terrain so subject to continuous changes, only highly specialized vegetation can survive. Among the 220 botanical species surveyed, Berardia subacaulis, Brassica repanda and Campanula alpestris are rare and endemic, while Astragulus austriacus and Viola pinnata are protected at the Italian level.

At lower elevations of the slopes, the pine forests offer a wintering quarter for chamois, but there are few studies on other mammals, while the interest lies in the entomofauna with the presence of Parnassius apollo, Maculinea arion, Proserpinus proserpina, a rare nocturnal butterfly, and Pieris ergane present in Piedmont exclusively on these slopes.

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Since March 15, 2019, it has been managed by the Management Entity of the Protected Areas of the Cottian Alps and from SIC it has become a Special Conservation Zone (Z.S.C.), that is, S.I.C., for which the region has prepared the specific Conservation Measures for the site and species, and which has been designated as such by ministerial decree, in agreement with the region.

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Prà-Barant Oasis (10.3 MB)

Municipalities involved: Bobbio Pellice, Villar Pellice

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Province of Turin (10.1 MB)

Piedmont Region "The Natura 2000 Network in Piedmont - Sites of Community Importance"

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