Vogogna

Vogogna
Comune di Vogogna
Location of Vogogna
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Vogogna is located in Italy
Vogogna
Vogogna
Location of Vogogna in Italy
Vogogna is located in Piedmont
Vogogna
Vogogna
Vogogna (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 46°0′N 8°17′E / 46.000°N 8.283°E / 46.000; 8.283
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceVerbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
FrazioniPrata, Dresio, Genestredo
Government
 • MayorMarco Stefanetta
Area
 • Total
15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation
226 m (741 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total
1,785
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
DemonymVogognesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28020
Dialing code0324
Patron saintBeata Vergine Addolorata
Saint day15 September
WebsiteOfficial website
Palazzo Pretorio

Vogogna is a comune (municipality) at the heart of the Val d’Ossola in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont, Italy, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Verbania. The municipality (population 1,785 as of 2010)[3] is centred on the town of Vogogna and extends over an area of 15.28 square kilometres (5.90 sq mi), partly within the Val Grande National Park; the elevation varies between 211 and 2,018 metres (692 and 6,621 ft) above sea-level. Outlying settlements (frazioni) within the municipality include Prata, Dresio and Genestredo.

The surrounding municipalities are Beura-Cardezza, Pallanzeno, Piedimulera, Pieve Vergonte and Premosello-Chiovenda. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ^ "Piemonte" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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