Villarbasse
Villarbasse | |
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| Comune di Villarbasse | |
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Location of Villarbasse  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Turin (TO) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eugenio Aghemo |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 3,334 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Villarbassesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10090 |
| Dialing code | 011 |
| Website | Official website |
Villarbasse is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Turin.
Villarbasse borders the following municipalities: Rivoli, Rosta, Reano, Rivalta di Torino, and Sangano.
It was the seat of the last application of capital punishment in Italy on March 4, 1947, following the Villarbasse massacre.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Villarbasse is twinned with:
Chignin, France
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.