Arola

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Arola
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Arola (Italy)
Arola
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 45 ° 48 '  N , 8 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '0 "  N , 8 ° 21' 0"  E
height 615  m slm
surface 6 km²
Residents 236 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 39 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28010
prefix 0323
ISTAT number 103004
Popular name arolesi
Patron saint Bartholomew (Apostle) ( August 24 )
Website Arola
Panorama of Arola

Arola is a municipality in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region .

geography

The community lies at an altitude of 615 m above sea level. M. The municipality covers an area of ​​6  km² and consists of the districts of Pianezza and Arola. The neighboring municipalities are Cesara , Civiasco and Madonna del Sasso .

history

Since the Middle Ages, the importance of Arola has been shaped by this connecting road, which is crucial for the economy of the entire Lake Orta region. The story cannot be separated from that of the entire Riviera, from the feud of San Giulio, a gift from Otto II (HRR) to the Bishop of Novara in 1062 and so was the village until 1767.

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2017 2018
Residents 768 780 792 684 590 503 364 384 368 323 291 279 250 244 239

Attractions

  • Parish Church of San Bartolomeo, built in the 17th century, has undergone significant restructuring and expansion between the 18th and 19th centuries. Its bell tower is dated 1622.
  • Oratory of Sant'Antonio Abate
  • Oratorio Vergine Annunziata
  • Oratory of San Giovanni Battista in the Pianezza district.

literature

  • Various authors: Comuni della Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, Chieri 2012, ISBN 9788896074503 .
  • Various authors: Il Piemonte paese per paese. Bonechi Editore, Firenze 1996, ISBN 88-8029-156-4 .
  • Various authors: Piemonte (non compresa Torino). Guida D'Italia, Touring Club Italiano, Milano 1976, p. 616.

Web links

Commons : Arola  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Arola (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/piemonte
  • Arola (Italian) on piemonte.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni
  • Arola (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.