Avegno (Liguria)

Avegno
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
Metropolitan city	Genoa  (GE)
Coordinates	44 ° 23 '  N , 9 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 23 '0 "  N , 9 ° 10' 0"  E
height	39  m slm
surface	11.0 km²
Residents	2,525 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	230 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	16030
prefix	0185
ISTAT number	010002
Popular name	Avegnesi
Patron saint	Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus
Website	Avegno

Avegno ( Ligurian Avëgno ) is an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Genoa with 2525 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

location

Avegno in Liguria

The municipality is located in the hinterland of the city of Recco on the Golfo Paradiso of the Ligurian Sea . The distance to the Ligurian capital Genoa is about 25 kilometers. Avegno is located on the upper course of the Recco brook , which flows through the municipality with the Arbora brook .

The municipality is mostly hilly; the highest mountains are Monte Caravaggio (507 meters) and Monte Bello (657 meters).

The hinterland of the municipality of Avegno forms part of the Comunità Montana Fontanabuona . The municipality itself is divided into four districts: Avegno, Molino Nuovo, Salto and Testana . Furthermore, the settlements Arbora, Lupara, Pietrafitta and Vescina are included in Avegno.

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , Avegno has been assigned to zone 4. This means that the community is in a seismically inert zone.

Population development

Community partnerships

Avegno maintains a partnership with Avegno in Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Ordinanza PCM n.3274 of 03/20/2003
3. ↑ AICCRE ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Avegno  - collection of images, videos and audio files