Villadossola

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Villadossola
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Villadossola (Italy)
Villadossola
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 46 ° 3 ′  N , 8 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  E
height 257  m slm
surface 18.02 km²
Residents 6,408 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 356 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28844
prefix 0324
ISTAT number 103075
Popular name villadossolesi, villesi
Patron saint Bartholomew (Apostle)
Website Villadossola
The old town of Villadossola with the Chiesa Parrocchiale della Beata Vergine del Rosario in the background
The old town of Villadossola with the Chiesa Parrocchiale della Beata Vergine del Rosario in the background
Ossola Valley in the Piedmont region
Villadossola (1820)

Villadossola is an Italian commune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region .

geography

The community is located at an altitude of 257 m above sea level. M in the Val d'Ossola and includes the fractions Boschetto, Noga, Piaggio, Villa Sud, Villaggio, Gaggio and Falghera on an area of ​​18.02  km² .

The neighboring municipalities are Beura-Cardezza , Borgomezzavalle , Domodossola , Montescheno and Pallanzeno .

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2017 2018
Residents 1388 1540 1545 1818 3831 4409 6669 7327 7469 6908 8777 6655 6617
Parish Church of San Bartolomeo
Church of Santa Maria Assunta: Apostles

economy

Villadossola used to be a center of the iron and steel industry, as well as the chemical industry. Today the service sector dominates.

Honors

Silver medal for civil service (1943–1944).

Attractions

  • Parish Church of San Bartolomeo is one of the most important Romanesque monuments of Ossola Valley. The primitive structure of the 9th century is clearly recognizable despite the expansion of the 17th century. The Romanesque bell tower has seven floors with single-light windows, lattice windows and triple-light windows.
  • Church of Santa Maria Assunta, in the Piaggio district, is an important example of Romanesque art, both because of its ancient origins (8th - 9th centuries) and for the Romanesque frescoes in the northern apse of the upper church. These are frescoes that are dated towards the end of the 12th or 13th century.
  • Old parish church of Vergine del Rosario from the 17th century.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town:

partnership

Web links

Commons : Villadossola  - 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.