Brissago-Valtravaglia

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Brissago-Valtravaglia
coat of arms
Brissago-Valtravaglia (Italy)
Brissago-Valtravaglia
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Varese  (VA)
Local name Brissàc
Coordinates 45 ° 57 '  N , 8 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 56 '57 "  N , 8 ° 44' 50"  E
height 429  m slm
surface 6.32 km²
Residents 1,240 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 196 inhabitants / km²
Factions Monte San Michele, Motto Inferiore, Motto Superiore, Novello, Roggiano
Post Code 21030
prefix 0332
ISTAT number 012022
Popular name brissaghesi
Patron saint Georg ( April 23 )
Website Brissago-Valtravaglia
Brissago-Valtravaglia commune in the province of Varese

Brissago-Valtravaglia is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .

geography

The municipality is located about 16 kilometers north-northwest of Varese and belongs to the Comunità montana Valli del Verbano . The covers an area of ​​6.32  km² . Brissago-Valtravaglia includes the Monte San Michele , Motto Inferiore , Motto Superiore , Novello and Roggiano fractions . The neighboring municipalities are Brezzo di Bedero , Duno , Germignaga , Luino , Mesenzana , Montegrino Valtravaglia and Porto Valtravaglia .

population

Population development
year 1805 1853 1871 1901 1921 1951 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2016 2017 2018
Residents 281 * 401 843 994 1026 629 539 728 828 1051 1250 1231 1220 1226

traffic

State road 394 runs through the municipality from Varese to the Swiss border.

Attractions

  • Church of San Giorgio (16th century) with 1522 fresco of the crucifixion by the painter Guglielmo da Montegrino.

literature

Web links

Commons : Brissago-Valtravaglia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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