Villadossola (Piedmontese Vila d'Òssola) is a town and comune of the Val d’Ossola in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, northern Italy, some 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Turin. It stands just south of Domodossola, to the west of the Toce, and at the mouth of the picturesque Valle Antrona, one of the seven side valleys of the Val d’Ossola.
Villadossola | |
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| Comune di Villadossola | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Villadossola  | |
  Villadossola Location of Villadossola in Italy  Villadossola Villadossola (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′N 8°15′E / 46.050°N 8.250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
| Frazioni | Boschetto, Noga, Piaggio, Villa Sud, Villaggio, Gaggio, Falghera |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Toscani |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 6,655 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Villadossolesi or Villesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28844 |
| Dialing code | 0324 |
| Patron saint | Saint Bartholomew |
| Saint day | 24 August |
| Website | Official website |
In the past this was an important centre for the iron and steel, and chemical industries. Today the local economy is focused on the tertiary sector and many of the industrial buildings have been converted to other uses: the town's theatre, La Fabbrica, is based in a former factory.
Villadossola borders the following communes: Beura-Cardezza, Borgomezzavalle, Domodossola, Montescheno, Pallanzeno.
Twin towns — sister cities
editVilladossola is twinned with:
Mercato Saraceno, Italy, since 2010
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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