Civezza

Civezza
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
province	Imperia  (IM)
Coordinates	43 ° 53 '  N , 7 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 53 '0 "  N , 7 ° 57' 0"  E
height	222  m slm
surface	3.83 km²
Residents	602 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	157 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	18017
prefix	0183
ISTAT number	008022
Popular name	Civezzini
Patron saint	Mark (Evangelist)
Website	www.comune.civezza.im.it
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Civezza (in Ligurian : Sivéssa ) is a northern Italian municipality with 602 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . Politically it belongs to the province of Imperia .

Old photo of Civezza

geography

Civezza lies on the crest of a hill in the hinterland of the Riviera di Ponente , behind two valleys. The municipality is about 11 kilometers from the provincial capital Imperia and borders with its territory on that of Imperia.

Poggi is the closest Civezza settlement to Imperia, two kilometers away. The municipality is about four kilometers away from the Ligurian Sea . Despite this proximity to the Mediterranean Sea , Civezza, at an altitude of 222 meters, is strongly influenced by the Ligurian Alps . The highest mountain peak in the area, at around 1150 meters, belongs to Monte Faudo .

Civezza is 40 kilometers from the French border and 52 kilometers from the Principality of Monaco .

Some watercourses that have largely dried up over the course of the year run on the communal land. The Lavarghetto River is worth mentioning here . Also noteworthy is the pronounced distribution of olive trees on the hills around Civezza.

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

climate

The municipality is classified under climate category D , as the degree day number has a value of 1657. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between November 1st and April 15th for 12 hours per day.

Web links

Commons : Civezza  - 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.
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.