Vallecrosia

Vallecrosia
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
province	Imperia  (IM)
Coordinates	43 ° 47 '  N , 7 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 47 '11 "  N , 7 ° 38' 26"  E
height	5  m slm
surface	3.55 km²
Residents	6,920 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,949 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	18019
prefix	0184
ISTAT number	008063
Popular name	Vallecrosini
Patron saint	Rochus of Montpellier and Anthony the Great
Website	www.vallecrosia.it
View from Camporosso to the beach of Vallecrosia

Vallecrosia (in Ligurian : Vallecrösia or Vallecrösa ) is a northern Italian municipality with 6920 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . Politically it belongs to the province of Imperia and belongs to the metropolitan area of Ventimiglia .

geography

Vallecrosia is located on the Ligurian Sea , at the mouth of the Verbone River . The municipality is about 12 kilometers from the French border and about 40 kilometers from the provincial capital Imperia .

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , the municipality was assigned to zone 3. This means that Vallecrosia is in a seismically inactive zone.

climate

The climate is temperate, Mediterranean with mild temperatures in winter (average temperature in January at +10 ° C) and warm summer months (average temperature in July and August at +24 ° C). Occasionally frost occurs in winter; However, snowfall remains the exception. The summer heat is often cooled by a sea ​​breeze from the southwest.

The municipality is classified under climate category C , as the degree day number has a value of 1109. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between November 15th and March 31st for 10 hours per day.

Culinary specialties

In the area and the only noteworthy is DOC - Red Wine Liguria grown - the Rossese di Dolceacqua .

Web links

Commons : Vallecrosia  - 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. No. 3274 of March 20, 2003 ( zonesismiche.mi.ingv.it PDF).
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.