Avigliana
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 5 ′ N , 7 ° 24 ′ E | |
height | 383 m slm | |
surface | 23 km² | |
Residents | 12,599 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 548 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 10051 | |
prefix | 011 | |
ISTAT number | 001013 | |
Popular name | Aviglianesi | |
Patron saint | St. John Baptist | |
Website | Avigliana | |
The Avigliana castle complex |
Avigliana ( Piedmontese Vijan-a , Latin Villiana ) is an Italian municipality with 12,599 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Susa Valley , in the metropolitan city of Turin (TO) in the Piedmont region . She is the holder of the Bandiera Arancione of the TCI .
Avigliana is a member of the mountain commune Comunità Montana Bassa Valle di Susa e Val Cenischia . The municipality consists of the districts Drubiaglio, Milanere, Mortera and Bertassi. The neighboring municipalities are Villar Dora , Almese , Caselette , Sant'Ambrogio di Torino , Valgioie , Buttigliera Alta , Giaveno , Reano and Trana .
The patron saint of the place is St. John the Baptist .
geography
The place is 25 kilometers from the provincial capital Turin at an altitude of 383 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 23.26 km². In the vicinity of the village there are numerous lakes that are protected by the Parco Naturale Laghi di Avigliana Natural Park .
Attractions
- The lakes and the nature park.
- The ruins of the ancient castle, the Castello (chateau).
- The churches of Chiesa di San Giovanni and Chiesa di San Pietro.
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Italian)
- Information at piemonteweb.it (Italian)
- Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Bandiera Arancione. In: Bandierearancioni.it. Retrieved April 26, 2018 (Italian).