Villafranca Piemonte
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
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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 | |
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| Comune di Villafranca Piemonte | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Villafranca Piemonte Location of Villafranca Piemonte in Italy  Villafranca Piemonte Villafranca Piemonte (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°47′N 7°30′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Agostino Bottario |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.79 km2 (19.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,617 |
| • Density | 90.90/km2 (235.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Villafranchesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10068 |
| Dialing code | 011 |
| Website | Official website |
Villafranca Piemonte borders the following municipalities: Vigone, Pancalieri, Cavour, Faule, Moretta, Barge, and Cardè.
Economy
Villafranca's economy was traditionally based on fishing; today the main activities are agriculture and animal husbandry.
Twin towns
Belhomert-Guéhouville, France
El Trébol, Argentina- Saint-Maurice-Saint-Germain, France
