Formazza
Formazza | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Formazza | |
 Mountains in Formazza | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Formazza  | |
  Formazza Location of Formazza in Italy  Formazza Formazza (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 8°26′E / 46.383°N 8.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
| Frazioni | Foppiano, Antillone, Fondovalle, Chiesa, Valdo, San Michele, Ponte, Brendo, Grovella, Canza, Sotto Frua, La Frua, Riale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.6 km2 (50.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,280 m (4,200 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 410 |
| Demonym | Formazzini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28030 |
| Dialing code | 0324 |
| Website | Official website |
Formazza (Walliser German: Pomatt, Piedmontese: Formassa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont.
Formazza is about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Turin and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Verbania. It is on the border with Switzerland.
As of 2004 about 443 people lived there. It has an area of 131.8 square kilometres (50.9 sq mi).[3]
The municipality of Formazza contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Foppiano, Antillone, Fondovalle, Chiesa, Valdo, San Michele, Ponte, Brendo, Grovella, Canza, Sotto Frua, La Frua, and Riale.
Formazza borders the following municipalities: Baceno, Bedretto (Switzerland), Bignasco (Switzerland), Binn (Switzerland), Bosco/Gurin (Switzerland), Cavergno (Switzerland), Premia, Reckingen-Gluringen (Switzerland), Ulrichen (Switzerland).
The village was founded by Walser and Walser German is still spoken.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Classificazioni statistiche – anno 2026". www.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-27. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website (in Italian)
