Poviglio

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poviglio
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Poviglio (Italy)
Poviglio
Country Italy
region Emilia-Romagna
province Reggio Emilia  (RE)
Local name Puii
Coordinates 44 ° 49 '  N , 10 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 49 '0 "  N , 10 ° 33' 0"  E
surface 43 km²
Residents 7,283 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 169 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 42028
prefix 0522
ISTAT number 035029
Popular name Povigliesi
Website Poviglio
Poviglio market square

Poviglio is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 7283 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 17.5 kilometers north-northwest of Reggio nell'Emilia and about 16 kilometers east-northeast of Parma . The Po flows about 7 kilometers north of Poviglio .

history

The name of the place Povigliop has been documented since 1022. It should go back to a name.

traffic

On the former railway line from Reggio nell'Emilia to Boretto there was a train station in Poviglio. When the line was closed in 1955, the station was also closed. At Poviglio there are two small airfields ( Aviosuperficie / Campo di Volo ) for general aviation .

Community partnerships

Poviglio has a partnership with the French municipality of Plédran in the Côtes-d'Armor department .

Web links

Commons : Poviglio  - 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.