Bajardo

Bajardo
Comune di Bajardo
Bajardo under the January snow.
Bajardo under the January snow.
Coat of arms of Bajardo
Location of Bajardo
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Bajardo is located in Italy
Bajardo
Bajardo
Location of Bajardo in Italy
Bajardo is located in Liguria
Bajardo
Bajardo
Bajardo (Liguria)
Coordinates: 43°54′N 7°43′E / 43.900°N 7.717°E / 43.900; 7.717
CountryItaly
RegionLiguria
ProvinceImperia (IM)
FrazioniBerzi, Vignai [1]
Government
 • MayorFrancesca Laura
Area
 • Total
24.54 km2 (9.47 sq mi)
Elevation900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[3]
 • Total
333
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
DemonymBaiardesi or Bajocchi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18031
Dialing code0184
Patron saintSaint Nicholas of Bari[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Bajardo (also Baiardo) (Ligurian: Baiardu) is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria. It is about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Imperia.

The remains of the old church of San Nicolò.

Its principal settlement, Bajardo itself, is a medieval village which stands at an elevation of 900 metres (3,000 ft)[3] on a peak at the head of the basin of the Nervia torrent.

  1. ^ Comune di Baiardo, Statuto (1992).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference provincia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Italian statistical institute (Istat), Elenco comuni italiani 31 mar 2009.
  4. ^ A deduction made from the fact that the only parish church which Chiesa Cattolica Italiana website identifies within the comune is S. Nicolò da Bari, Piazza Parrocchiale 12, Bajardo 18031 (IM).