Vallecrosia

Vallecrosia
Comune di Vallecrosia
Vallecrosia coastline seen from Camporosso Beach
Vallecrosia coastline seen from Camporosso Beach
Coat of arms of Vallecrosia
Location of Vallecrosia
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Vallecrosia is located in Italy
Vallecrosia
Vallecrosia
Location of Vallecrosia in Italy
Vallecrosia is located in Liguria
Vallecrosia
Vallecrosia
Vallecrosia (Liguria)
Coordinates: 43°49′N 7°39′E / 43.817°N 7.650°E / 43.817; 7.650
CountryItaly
RegionLiguria
ProvinceImperia (IM)
Area
 • Total3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
 • Total6,957
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
DemonymVallecrosini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18019
Dialing code0184
WebsiteOfficial website

Vallecrosia (Ligurian: Vallecrösia or Vallecrösa[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. It is next to the busy city of Ventimiglia.

Vallecrosia borders the following municipalities: Bordighera, Camporosso, San Biagio della Cima, and Vallebona.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genova: Nuova Editrice Genovese.