Villalvernia
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Alessandria (AL) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 49 ' N , 8 ° 51' E | |
height | 193 m slm | |
surface | 4.63 km² | |
Residents | 896 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 194 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 15050 | |
prefix | 0131 | |
ISTAT number | 006183 | |
Popular name | Villaverniesi |
Villalvernia ( Piedmontese Vila Vèrnia ) is an Italian municipality with 896 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the province of Alessandria (AL), Piedmont region .
The neighboring municipalities are Carezzano , Cassano Spinola , Pozzolo Formigaro and Tortona .
geography
The place is located 30 km from Alessandria at an altitude of 193 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 4.63 km² .
history
Probably founded during the 10th century under the name of Villa , the place was given to the princes of Tortona by Pope Hadrian IV . In 1413 the Alvernia family took control of the region for the following 167 years and left their family name in the name of the place.
literature
- Carlo Felice Capello: Villalvernia. Storia, documenti, notizie , Astesano, Chieri 1967 (Italian)
Web links
Commons : Villalvernia - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the place (Italian)
- Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.