Avigliana
Sign in to saveAvigliana (; ; Arpitan: Velhanna; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy, with 12,129 inhabitants as of 1 January 2023. It lies about west of Turin in the Susa valley, on the motorway going from Turin to Modane, France.
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Avigliana is a town of about 12,000 people located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, situated in the Susa valley west of Turin. It serves as a settlement along a major transportation route connecting Turin to France, making it a notable point along the Turin-to-Modane motorway corridor.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Avigliana
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Avigliana
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Castello di Avigliana.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Avigliana-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Piedmont
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Turin (TO)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Drubiaglio, Milanere, Mortera, Bertassi
- Italian comune.mayor
- Andrea Archinà
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 23.22
- Italian comune.population_total
- 12350
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31-12-2021
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Aviglianese(i)
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Avigliana (; ; Arpitan: Velhanna; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy, with 12,129 inhabitants as of 1 January 2023. It lies about west of Turin in the Susa valley, on the motorway going from Turin to Modane, France.
It is best known for two maar lakes, Lago Grande and Lago Piccolo. Also nearby is the massive Sacra di San Michele.