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Caprie
is a small, quiet village in the Susa Valley, on the left bank of the Dora
Riparia River. Caprie is divided into Caprie Centre, Novaretto, Celle, Campambiardo e Peroldrado. This territory was
home to many different people of Europe, the Ligurians, the Celts, and the Romans.
This village was called Caurum, then Chiavrie and now
Caprie. This name derives from local dialect
"cevra=capra" (Goat in English). |
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Caprie was old Ocelum, mentioned in the De Bello
Gallico written by Julius Caesar.
The historical center of the old village of
Caprie, on the edge of
Sessi
stream, is divided into three "bourg": Villa, Ghet e Truc. L'Antico Borgo is
in the "Ghet" bourg. |
