Avigliana, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
🇮🇹 Avigliana (Vijan-a; Veillane) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy. It lies about 25 km (16 mi) west of Turin in the Susa valley, on the motorway going from Turin to Modane, France. It is best known for two maar lakes, Lago Grande and Lago Piccolo. Also nearby is the massive Sacra di San Michele.
History In 574, the Lombard King Cleph built a castle here. According to some sources, the battle between the Franks of Pippin the Younger and the Lombards of Aistulf occurred nearby in 750. Later Avigliana depended on the Abbey of Novalesa, and subsequently, it was a possession of the House of Savoy.
Avigliana was captured by Emperor Henry VI in 1187, but later it was acquired by Thomas I of Savoy. In 1536, in the course of the Italian Wars, it was again stormed by French troops. French attacks repeated in 1630 and 1690, the latter ending with the destruction of the castle.
Tourist Industry • Ruins of the castle, destroyed in the seventeenth century by the French. • Church of San Giovanni, with several works by Defendente Ferrari. • The Romanesque church of San Pietro. • Natural Park of the Lakes of Avigliana.
Transport Avigliana has two exits on the A32 Bardonecchia-Turin motorway. It has also a station on the Turin-Modane railroad.
Avigliana has a population of over 12,129 people. Avigliana also forms part of the wider Turin Metropolitan City which has a population of over 2,259,523 people. It is also a part of the larger Piedmont Region. Avigliana is situated 25 km west of Turin.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Avigliana has links with:
🇲🇱 Oualia, Mali 🇦🇲 Sevan, Armenia 🇫🇷 Tresserve, France🇷🇴 Râmnicu Vâlcea 45.1
🇮🇹 Settimo Torinese 45.133
🇷🇺 Mikhaylovsk 45.14
🇫🇷 Yssingeaux 45.144
Locations Near: Avigliana 7.4,45.0833
🇮🇹 Moncalieri 7.683,45 d: 24.1
🇮🇹 Settimo Torinese 7.767,45.133 d: 29.3
Antipodal to: Avigliana -172.6,-45.083
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17341.5
🇹🇴 Nukuʻalofa -175.2,-21.133 d: 17341.3
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16585.2
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16539.3
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16279.4
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12593.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12517.1
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12504.8