Marsiglia is an Italian village and hamlet (''

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'') of the municipality of

Davagna Davagna () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northeast of Genoa. The municipality of Davagna borders the following municipalities: Bargagli, Genoa, Lumarzo, Montoggi ...

in the

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. As of 2009 its population was of 55.

History

As for a local legend, the village was founded by some people from the

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city of

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, that in

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is spoken ''Marsiglia''. The village church, dedicated to the patron

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, was first mentioned in a church document of 1213.

Geography

Marsiglia is part of the municipal subdivision of Calvari, that includes the nearby villages of Calvari, Canate and Cavassolo.Municipal statute of Davagna (page 2)
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, from

Bargagli Bargagli () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northeast of Genoa in the Val di Lentro. Bargagli borders the following municipalities: Davagna, Genoa, Lumarzo, and Sori ...

and from the center of

Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

Gallery

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church

References

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{{authority control Frazioni of the Metropolitan City of Genoa