Avigliana

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Avigliana Vijan-a (Piedmontese)
Comune
Città di Avigliana
Coat of arms
Location of Avigliana
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Coordinates: 45°5′N 7°24′E / 45.083°N 7.400°E / 45.083; 7.400
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Frazioni	Drubiaglio, Milanere, Mortera, Bertassi
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Archinà
Area [1]
• Total	23.22 km2 (8.97 sq mi)
Elevation	383 m (1,257 ft)
Population  (31-12-2021)[2]
• Total	12,350
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Aviglianese(i)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10051
Dialing code	011
ISTAT code	001013
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June
Website	Official website

Avigliana (Italian: [aviʎˈʎaːna]; Piedmontese: Vijan-a [viˈjɑŋa]; French: Veillane) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region or Italy, with 12,129 inhabitants as of 1 January 2023. It lies about 25 kilometres (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.

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.

• 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.

Avigliana has two exits on the A32 Bardonecchia-Turin motorway. It has also a station on the Turin-Modane railroad.

• Tresserve, France
• Oualia, Mali
• Sevan, Armenia

• "Avigliana" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 53.
• Official website

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