Montescheno

Montescheno
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates	46 ° 4 '  N , 8 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 4 '0 "  N , 8 ° 14' 0"  E
height	512  m slm
surface	22 km²
Residents	384 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	28843
prefix	0324
ISTAT number	103047
Popular name	monteschenesi
Patron saint	Carlo Borromeo ( November 4th )
Website	Montescheno

Antronatal in the Piedmont region

Valeggia parliamentary group

Montescheno is a municipality in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region .

geography

The municipality is located in the Antrona Valley . The municipality covers an area of ​​22  km² . The fractions of Barboniga, Cad Mater, Cat Pera, Cresti, Croppo, Ovesco, Progno, Sasso, Selve, Valeggia, Vallemiola and Zonca belong to Montescheno. The neighboring communities are Antrona Schieranco , Bognanco , Domodossola , Seppiana , Viganella and Villadossola .

population

Population development
year	1861	1871	1881	1901	1921	1931	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011	2017	2018
Residents	961	859	850	852	830	716	758	627	460	441	414	401	398

economy

Agriculture has always been the main means of livelihood for the people of Montscheno and there are no other highly developed activities, so many young people tend to get elsewhere. The municipality is also a summer resort, but economic activities related to tourism have not developed.

Events

Every year in Montescheno on the third Sunday in July there is an atmospheric event; It is a religious procession called Autani , which winds its way through the mountains of the city on a circular route of about 22 km, with departure around 4 a.m. and arrival at 10 p.m. The procession dates back to the 17th century and has hundreds of participants every year.

literature

• Various authors: Comuni della Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, Chieri 2012, ISBN 978-88-96074-50-3 .
• Various authors: Il Piemonte paese per paese. Bonechi Editore, Firenze 1996, ISBN 88-8029-156-4 .

Web links

• Montescheno (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/piemonte
• Montescheno (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
• Montescheno (Italian) on piemonte.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni

Individual evidence

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