
Villa di Tirano is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Sondrio
The province of Sondrio (), also known as Valtellina (the major valley of the province) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio.
As of 2024, it has a population of 179,165.
History
The prov ...
in the
Italian
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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 northeast of
Milan
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and about east of
Sondrio
Sondrio (; ; ; archaic or ; ) is an Italian city, ''comune'' and administrative centre for the province of Sondrio, located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counted approximately 21,876 inhabitants. In 2007, Sondrio was named the Alpine ...
, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,997 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Villa di Tirano contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Motta and Stazzona.
Villa di Tirano borders the following municipalities:
Aprica
Aprica () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy, northern Italy
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,
Bianzone,
Brusio (Switzerland),
Corteno Golgi,
Teglio,
Tirano
Tirano (; ) is a town and (municipality) in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy (northern Italy). It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Italy–Switzerland border. The river Adda (river), Adda flows through ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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