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Villafranca Piemonte

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Villafranca Piemonte
Comune di Villafranca Piemonte
Coat of arms of Villafranca Piemonte
Location of Villafranca Piemonte
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Villafranca Piemonte is located in Italy
Villafranca Piemonte
Villafranca Piemonte
Location of Villafranca Piemonte in Italy
Villafranca Piemonte is located in Piedmont
Villafranca Piemonte
Villafranca Piemonte
Villafranca Piemonte (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°47′N 7°30′E / 44.783°N 7.500°E / 44.783; 7.500
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
Government
 • MayorAgostino Bottario
Area
 • Total50.79 km2 (19.61 sq mi)
Elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2018[2])[3]
 • Total4,617
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
DemonymVillafranchesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10068
Dialing code011
WebsiteOfficial website

Villafranca Piemonte is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southwest of Turin.

Villafranca Piemonte borders the following municipalities: Vigone, Pancalieri, Cavour, Faule, Moretta, Barge, and Cardè.

Economy

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Villafranca's economy was traditionally based on fishing; today the main activities are agriculture and animal husbandry.

Twin towns

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.