Varzi (Lombardy)

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Varzi
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Varzi (Italy)
Varzi
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Pavia  (PV)
Local name Vors
Coordinates 44 ° 49 '  N , 9 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 49 '0 "  N , 9 ° 12' 0"  E
height 416  m slm
surface 58.61 km²
Residents 3,094 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 53 inhabitants / km²
Factions Bognassi, Bosmenso, Braia di Cella, Caposelva, Casa Bertella, Casa Cabano, Casa Fiori, Castellaro, Cella, Dego, Fontana di Nivione, Monteforte, Nivione, Pietragavina, Rosara, Sagliano Crenna, San Martino, San Michele di Nivione and Santa Cristina
Post Code 27057
prefix 0383
ISTAT number 018171
Popular name varzesi
Patron saint San Giorgio
Website Varzi
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Varzi is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3094 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Pavia in the Region of Lombardy . The patron saint of the place is St. George .

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​57.61  km² . The place is at an altitude of 416 meters above sea level on the Staffora . Districts ( frazioni ) are Bognassi, Bosmenso, Braia di Cella, Caposelva, Casa Bertella, Casa Cabano, Casa Fiori, Castellaro, Cella, Dego, Fontana di Nivione, Monteforte, Nivione, Pietragavina, Rosara, Sagliano Crenna, San Martino, San Michele di Nivione and Santa Cristina. The neighboring municipalities are Bagnaria , Fabbrica Curone (AL), Gremiasco (AL), Menconico , Ponte Nice , Romagnese , Santa Margherita di Staffora , Val di Nice , Valverde and Zavattarello . The municipality borders the province of Alessandria .

Varzi had a station on the disused Voghera – Varzi railway .

Attractions

  • Capuchin Church ( Chiesa dei Cappuccini ), Romanesque, consecrated in 1594

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Varzi  - 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.