Villar Pellice
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Villar Pellice is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian region Piedmont
, located about 50 km southwest of Turin
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,213 and an area of 60.9 km².
Villar Pellice borders the following municipalities: Perrero
, Prali
, Angrogna
, Bobbio Pellice
, Torre Pellice
, Rorà
, Bagnolo Piemonte
, and Crissolo
.
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 Turin
Province of Turin
The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...
in the Italian region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 50 km southwest of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,213 and an area of 60.9 km².
Villar Pellice borders the following municipalities: Perrero
Perrero
Perrero is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 779 and an area of 63.4 km²....
, Prali
Prali
Prali is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southwest of Turin, on the border with France...
, Angrogna
Angrogna
Angrogna is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin.Angrogna borders the following municipalities: Perrero, Prali, Pramollo, San Germano Chisone, Prarostino, Villar Pellice, Bricherasio, Torre Pellice, and Luserna San...
, Bobbio Pellice
Bobbio Pellice
Bobbio Pellice is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin, on the border with France and at the end of the Val Pellice...
, Torre Pellice
Torre Pellice
Torre Pellice is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin. It is crossed by the Pellice river....
, Rorà
Rorà
Rorà is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 266 and an area of 12.3 km²....
, Bagnolo Piemonte
Bagnolo Piemonte
Bagnolo Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo....
, and Crissolo
Crissolo
Crissolo is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southwest of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Cuneo, on the border with France...
.