Villadossola

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Villadossola

46°3′N 8°15′E / 46.050°N 8.250°E / 46.050; 8.250CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceVerbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)FrazioniBoschetto, Noga, Piaggio, Villa Sud, Villaggio, Gaggio, FalgheraGovernment

• MayorBruno ToscaniArea

^[1]

• Total18.73 km² (7.23 sq mi)Elevation

257 m (843 ft)Population

(28 February 2017)^[2]

• Total6,655 • Density360/km² (920/sq mi)DemonymVilladossolesi or VillesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

28844

Dialing code0324Patron saintSaint BartholomewSaint day24 AugustWebsiteOfficial website

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.

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

Villadossola is twinned with:

Mercato Saraceno, Italy, since 2010

References

^ "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.