Villar Perosa

Villar Perosa
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin  (TO)
Coordinates	44 ° 55 '  N , 7 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '0 "  N , 7 ° 15' 0"  E
height	489  m slm
surface	11 km²
Residents	3,990 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	363 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	10069
prefix	0121
ISTAT number	001307
Popular name	Villaresi
Patron saint	San Pietro
Website	Villar Perosa

Villar Perosa ( Li Vialar in Occitan , Piedmontese ël Vilar ëd Perouza ) is a municipality with 3990 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region . It is located in one of the three Waldensian valleys , the Val Chisone , and is part of the administrative community Comunità Montana Valli Chisone e Germanasca .

The neighboring communities are Pinasca , San Pietro Val Lemina , Inverso Pinasca , San Germano Chisone and Porte .

The world's first submachine gun , the Villar-Perosa M1915 , was named after the city where its producer Giovanni Agnelli , owner of Fiat , was born.

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​11 km². It is located about 40 km southwest of Turin .

history

Population development

Culture and sights

In the municipality is the summer villa from the 18th century of the industrial family Agnelli , called "Il Castello". The property is over two hectares and is still considered to be one of the most magnificent summer houses in Piedmont.

Partnerships

Villar Perosa maintains partnership relationships with the Italian municipality of Pizzoni in Calabria and with the German municipality of Oberderdingen in Baden-Württemberg .

Sons and daughters

• Giovanni Agnelli , the founder of Fiat , was born in Villar Perosa in 1866. He was mayor from 1895 to 1945. His grandson Gianni Agnelli was mayor from 1945 to 1980.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Villar Perosa  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)