Villar Perosa

Villar Perosa
Villar Perosa
	Comune
	Comune di Villar Perosa
	Coat of arms
	Location of Villar Perosa
	Villar Perosa Location of Villar Perosa in Italy Villar Perosa Villar Perosa (Piedmont)
	Coordinates: 44°55′N 7°15′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Frazioni	Artero, Azzario, Barbos, Bolombardo, Campassi, Cappelleria, Careiria, Casavecchia, Cascina Grossa, Cascina Marronea, Caserme, Cavallari, Ciabot, Ciabot Comba, Ciardossina, Ciardossini, Ciarriere, Comborsiera, Didiera, Droglia, Frieri, Gottieri, Icle, La Croce, Miandassa, Molliere, Morana, Muretti, Odriva, Pra Martino, Prietti, Russa, Saretto, Sartetti, Serre, Vignassa, Vinçon
Government
• Mayor	Marco Ventre
Area [1]
• Total	11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Elevation	489 m (1,604 ft)
Population (1 January 2017[2])[3]
• Total	4,062
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Villaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10069
Dialing code	0121
Website	Official website

Villar Perosa is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Turin.

Villar Perosa borders the following municipalities: Pinasca, San Pietro Val Lemina, Inverso Pinasca, San Germano Chisone, Porte. Once a predominantly agricultural center, it is now an industrial hub with two SKF plants and one of ZF Sachs.

History

Agnelli family estate

The area is often associated with the Agnelli family of Fiat fame as the family estate is located there. Members of the Agnelli family have lived in the country house since 1811. Marella Agnelli, widow of Gianni Agnelli, lived there.[4][5]

The family estate has a football pitch which is sometimes used by Juventus for friendlies or training. It hosts an annual intra-squad friendly between the first team and the Primavera.

Twin towns

Pizzoni, Italy
Großvillars, part of Oberderdingen, Germany

References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Benvenuti a Villar Perosa, l'ultima reggia d'Italia (Welcome to Villar Perosa, the last palace of Italy)". Il Giornale (in Italian). 30 January 2015.
"An Enchanting Estate in Northern Italy". Architectural Digest. September 2014.

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-3] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[4] "Benvenuti a Villar Perosa, l'ultima reggia d'Italia (Welcome to Villar Perosa, the last palace of Italy)". Il Giornale (in Italian). 30 January 2015.

[5] "An Enchanting Estate in Northern Italy". Architectural Digest. September 2014.