Gravellona Lomellina

Gravellona Lomellina
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Pavia  (PV)
Local name	Gravalùna
Coordinates	45 ° 20 ′  N , 8 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E
height	118  m slm
surface	20.4 km²
Residents	2,738 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	134 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	27020
prefix	0381
ISTAT number	018075
Popular name	Gravellonesi
Patron saint	Faustinus and Jovita
Website	Gravellona Lomellina

Gravellona Lomellina is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2738 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Pavia in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 34 kilometers west-northwest of Pavia and about 17 kilometers southeast of Novara and borders directly on the province of Novara .

economy

The most important sector of the economy is agriculture, especially the intensive cultivation of rice. In addition, poplars and maize are grown. There is also a small industrial area.

Culture

Since 1992, the Festa dell'Arte festival has been held on the first weekend in June with folklore and art events. Works of art such as B. frescoes and wall paintings, shapes made of wrought iron on the roofs and mosaics on the sidewalks are presented.

Parish partnership

Gravellona Lomellina has a partnership with the French municipality of Linards in the Haute-Vienne department .

Personalities

The Swedish painter Louis Sparre (1863–1964) was born in Gravellona Lomellina .

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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