Locana is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin (; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the prov ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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, located about northwest of
Turin
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in the
Orco Valley. In the early 1900s the town had about 7,000 residents. As of 2019 the population declined to 1,500.
Locana borders the following municipalities:
Cogne,
Ronco Canavese
Ronco Canavese is nestled in the alpine region of Valle Soana. Ronco Canavese is a small mountain municipality in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 50 km north of Turin. It lies at the center of the Soana Valley (Valle Soana), perc ...
,
Noasca,
Ribordone,
Sparone,
Chialamberto,
Cantoira,
Corio,
Monastero di Lanzo and
Coassolo Torinese. The ''comune'' is part of the
Gran Paradiso National Park
Gran Paradiso National Park (; ) is an Italian national park in the Graian Alps, between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. The park is named after Gran Paradiso mountain, which is located in the park; it is contiguous with the French Vanois ...
, housing a series of small alpine lakes and glaciers; peaks in the area include the
Torre del Gran San Pietro (3,692 m). The
Lake of Ceresole is also located nearby.
In 2019 the mayor, Giovanni Bruno Mattiet, announced that the municipality of Locana will pay families up to €9,000, (US$10,200) over a three-year period just for moving to the village. To qualify the families must have at least one child and a yearly income of €6,000. The goal is to stop the town from disappearing, since every year in town there are only 10 births but 40 deaths. The offer was first only for Italians or foreigners who already live in Italy, but the program was extended to also include foreigners living outside Italy.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Canavese
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