Villar Perosa

Villar Perosa (Occitan Lhi Vialars; French: Grand-Villars) 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
Lhi Vialars
Comune di Villar Perosa
Location of Villar Perosa
Villar Perosa
Location of Villar Perosa in Italy
Villar Perosa
Villar Perosa (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°55′N 7°15′E
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniArtero, 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
  MayorMarco Ventre
Area
  Total11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Elevation
489 m (1,604 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total4,062
  Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
DemonymVillaresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10069
Dialing code0121
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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