Villongo

Villongo
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Bergamo  (BG)
Coordinates	45 ° 40 ′  N , 9 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  E
height	233  m slm
surface	5.93 km²
Residents	8,168 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,377 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	24060
prefix	035
ISTAT number	016242
Popular name	villonghesi
Patron saint	Sant'Anna, Sant'Alessandro
Website	http://www.comune.villongo.bg.it/

Villongo is a municipality in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy with 8,168 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the Valcalepio, 60 km northeast of Milan and 20 km east of Bergamo .

geography

The village consists of the fractions San Filastro and Sant'Alessandro who were united in 1927 to the municipality of Villongo. The municipality belongs to the Comunità montana Monte Bronzone e del Basso Sebino.

history

The villages of Villongo San Filastro and Villongo Sant'Alessandro were inhabited as early as the Middle Ages, as evidenced by excavations in the 19th century. Both localities united in 1927 and formed what is now the municipality of Villongo.

Sant'Alessandro ad Agros, 12th century

population

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Villongo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description of the place Villongo