Vergiate 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

Province of Varese The province of Varese () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The headquarters of AgustaWestland, the compa ...

in the Italian region

Lombardy The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...

, located about 45 km northwest of

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

and about 15 km southwest of

Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

. As of 31 December 2018 it had a population of 8,716 Vergiate borders the following municipalities:

Arsago Seprio Arsago Seprio is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is known for archaeological remains of a Longobard necropolis as well a Romanic church and baptistery from the 9th and 10th cent ...

Casale Litta Casale Litta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. Casale Litta borders the following municipalities: Bodio Lomnago, Crosio della ...

Comabbio Comabbio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,025 and an area of .All demographics a ...

Golasecca Golasecca ( or ) is a town and in the province of Varese, Lombardy (Northern Italy). It has given its name to the Golasecca culture, a prehistoric civilization who lived in the Ticino River area from the Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was ...

Mercallo Mercallo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,761 and an area of .All demographic ...

Mornago Mornago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is about 45 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km southwest of Varese. It has a population of 5011 inhabitants and an area of 12 km� ...

Sesto Calende Sesto Calende () is a town and ''comune,'' with around 11,019 inhabitants, located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is at the southern tip of Lake Maggiore, where the river Ticino starts to flow towards the ...

Somma Lombardo Somma Lombardo (''Suma'' in lombard) is a town in the province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 16 June 1959. Industry The airline Neos has its head office in the city. History Th ...

Varano Borghi Varano Borghi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,242 and an area of .All demogr ...

People

Giorgio Locatelli Giorgio Locatelli (born 6 April 1963) is an Italian Michelin starred chef and restaurateur working and living in the United Kingdom. Early life Locatelli was brought up in Corgeno in the comune of Vergiate on the banks of Lake Comabbio, northe ...

, chef and expatriate in England. He and

Andrew Graham-Dixon Andrew Michael Graham-Dixon (born 26 December 1960) is a British art historian, art critic, author and broadcaster. He is chief art critic at ''The Independent'' and ''The Telegraph'' newspapers, and presents art documentaries for the BBC, as w ...

are known for their ''Sicily Unpacked'' and ''Italy Unpacked'' television series. *

Enrico Baj Enrico Baj (31 October 1924 – 16 June 2003) was an Italian artist and writer on art. Many of his works show an obsession with nuclear war. He created prints, and sculptures but especially collage. He was close to the surrealist and dada mo ...

, Italian writer and artist. He moved in the late 1950s to Vergiate and died there in 2003. The city has also a square dedicated to him. Is an important artist and som his operas is in a important musium (click for info)

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Varese-geo-stub