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Col Basset (Sestriere)
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code IT1110038)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since September 1995
- Country: Italy
- Administrative region: Piemonte (ITC1)
- Surface area: 3 km2 (271.00 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Alpine biogeographical region
- It protects 1 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 7 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 4060 | Alpine and Boreal heaths | 22.22 |
| 6170 | Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands | 157.99 |
| 7140 | Transition mires and quaking bogs | 18.97 |
| 8120 | Calcareous and calcshist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii) | 40.65 |
| 8130 | Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree | 2.71 |
| 8210 | Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 13.55 |
| 9420 | Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests | 11.38 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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September 1995 |
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Not available |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | July 2016 |
| Date of Standard data form update | December 2019 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |
