Villapiana

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Location of Villapiana

39°51′N 16°27′E / 39.850°N 16.450°E / 39.850; 16.450CountryItalyRegionCalabriaProvinceCosenza (CS)FrazioniVillapiana Lido, Villapiana ScaloGovernment

• MayorPaolo MontaltiArea

^[1]

• Total39.73 km² (15.34 sq mi)Elevation

206 m (676 ft)Population

(February 2009)^[2]

• Total5,371 • Density140/km² (350/sq mi)DemonymVillapianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

87076

Dialing code0981ISTAT code078154 Patron saintSt. Francis of PaolaWebsiteOfficial website

Villapiana (Calabrian: Villapiène) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

History

Founded, as part of Magna Graecia, with the name of Lautermia, it was renamed Casalnuovo in the 14th century. On 4 January 1863 the town changed its toponym into the current one.

Geography

Located in the northern corner of its province, close to the borders of Calabria with Basilicata, Villapiana borders with the municipalities of Cassano all'Ionio, Cerchiara di Calabria, Francavilla Marittima, Plataci and Trebisacce.^[3] The municipality includes the hamlets (frazioni) of Villapiana Lido^[4] and Villapiana Scalo,^[5] both by the Ionian Coast.

Transport

The municipality, crossed by the Jonica railway, is served by two stations: Villapiana Lido in the homonym hamlet, and Villapiana-Torre Cerchiara in Villapiana Scalo. The coast is crossed by the state highway SS106 "Jonica", connecting Taranto with Reggio Calabria.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
^ 40080 (x a j h) Villapiana on OpenStreetMap
^ 177051563 Villapiana Lido on OpenStreetMap
^ 3094199836 Villapiana Scalo on OpenStreetMap