Badalucco

This article covers the municipality in Italy. For further meanings, see Badalucco (disambiguation) .

Badalucco
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
province	Imperia  (IM)
Coordinates	43 ° 55 '  N , 7 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 55 '0 "  N , 7 ° 51' 0"  E
height	179  m slm
surface	15.84 km²
Residents	1,094 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	69 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	18010
prefix	0184
ISTAT number	008006
Popular name	Badalucchesi
Patron saint	George (saint)
The old town of Badalucco

Badalucco (in Ligurian : Badalüccu ) is a northern Italian municipality with 1094 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . Politically it belongs to the province of Imperia .

geography

Badalucco is located in the middle section of the Valle Argentina . Nearby is the Rocca di San Nicolò . The medieval town center on the Argentina consists of typical stone houses that are separated from each other by narrow streets and small squares. The two bridges from the late Middle Ages on the access roads to the center are also characteristic .

Badalucco belongs to the Comunità Montana Argentina Armea .

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , the municipality was assigned to zone 2. This means that Badalucco is in a seismically moderately to heavily active zone.

climate

Despite its proximity to the Ligurian Sea, the climate is of a continental type with humid summer and wet and cold winter days. This climate is caused by the narrowness of the Valle Argentina, which does not allow sea ​​breezes to penetrate .

The municipality is classified under climate category D , as the degree day number has a value of 1543. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between November 1st and April 15th for 12 hours per day.

Sons and daughters

• Giuseppe Laigueglia (1922–2001), Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See

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. ↑ Data from Confedilizia ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

Commons : Badalucco  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the Comunità Montana Argentina Armea