Vallebona (Ligurian: Valebona[3]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Imperia. Vallebona borders the following municipalities: Bordighera, Ospedaletti, Perinaldo, San Biagio della Cima, Seborga, Soldano, and Vallecrosia.
Vallebona
Valebona | |
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| Comune di Vallebona | |
 Vallebona | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vallebona  | |
  Vallebona Location of Vallebona in Italy  Vallebona Vallebona (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°49′N 7°40′E / 43.817°N 7.667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Imperia (IM) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberta Guglielmi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,310 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vallebonesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18012 |
| Dialing code | 0184 |
| Website | Official website |
History
editOn 20 April 1686, the representants of eight villages, Camporosso, Vallebona, Vallecrosia, San Biagio della Cima, Sasso, Soldano, Borghetto San Nicolò and Bordighera had a meeting in order to build what they called "Magnifica Comunità degli Otto Luoghi", which can be translated as: "The magnificent community of the eight villages". Their goal was to gain independence from the nearby rival city of Ventimiglia.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genova: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
- ^ Gandolfo, Andrea (2005). La provincia di Imperia: storia, arti, tradizioni. Vol. 1. Blu edizioni.
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