Faloppio
Encyclopedia
Faloppio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Como
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Milan
and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Como
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,567 and an area of 4.2 km².
Faloppio borders the following municipalities: Albiolo
, Drezzo
, Olgiate Comasco
, Parè
, Uggiate-Trevano
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Como
Province of Como
The Province of Como is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,567 and an area of 4.2 km².
Faloppio borders the following municipalities: Albiolo
Albiolo
Albiolo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 12 km west of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,372 and an area of 2.9 km²....
, Drezzo
Drezzo
Drezzo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Como, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,088 and an area of 1.9 km².Drezzo borders the following municipalities:...
, Olgiate Comasco
Olgiate Comasco
Olgiate Comasco is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como...
, Parè
Parè
Parè is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 6 km west of Como, on the border with Switzerland...
, Uggiate-Trevano
Uggiate-Trevano
Uggiate-Trevano is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 9 km west of Como, on the border with Switzerland...
.