Viù
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 14 ′ N , 7 ° 22 ′ E | |
height | 785 m slm | |
surface | 84 km² | |
Residents | 1,021 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 12 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 10070 | |
prefix | 0123 | |
ISTAT number | 001313 | |
Popular name | Viucesi | |
Patron saint | San Martino | |
Website | portaleviu.com |
Viù ( Piedmontese Viù , Franco-Provencal Viù or Vieu ) is a municipality with 1021 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO), Piedmont region .
The community consists of the districts Fucina , Fubine , Trichera , Bertesseno , Niquidetto and Chiampetto . Neighboring municipalities are Mezzenile , Traves , Germagnano , Lemie , Vallo Torinese , Varisella , Condove , Val della Torre and Rubiana .
The patron saint of the place is San Martino .
geography
The place is 44 km from the provincial capital Turin in the Valle di Viù , one of the three valleys of the Valli di Lanzo area , at an altitude of 785 m above sea level. The valley is traversed by the Stura di Viù , a tributary of the Stura di Lanzo . The municipality covers an area of 84 km². The area around the commune is full of chestnuts and beech trees , typical of the area, with particularly large specimens of the latter being found in the area of Colle San Giovanni .
Culture and festivals
The village festival, the Fiera di San Martino, takes place on November 13th every year, on the name day of Saint Martin, the town's patron saint .
population
Web links
- Homepage of the municipality (Italian)
- Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
- Information at piemonteweb.it (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.