Villalvernia

Villalvernia
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Alessandria  (AL)
Coordinates	44 ° 49 '  N , 8 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 48 '59 "  N , 8 ° 51' 30"  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

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.