Vigevano

Vigevano
Avgevan (Lombard)
Città di Vigevano
Piazza Ducale, with the Cathedral façade
Piazza Ducale, with the Cathedral façade
Flag of Vigevano
Coat of arms of Vigevano
Vigevano within the province of Pavia
Vigevano within the province of Pavia
Location of Vigevano
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Vigevano is located in Italy
Vigevano
Vigevano
Location of Vigevano in Italy
Vigevano is located in Lombardy
Vigevano
Vigevano
Vigevano (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°19′02″N 8°51′29″E / 45.31722°N 8.85806°E / 45.31722; 8.85806
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvincePavia (PV)
FrazioniPiccolini, Morsella, Fogliano, Sforzesca, Buccella
Government
 • MayorAndrea Ceffa (LN)
Area
 • Total82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
116 m (381 ft)
Population
 (31 January 2015)[2]
 • Total63,459
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
DemonymVigevanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
27029
Dialing code0381
WebsiteOfficial website

Vigevano (Italian: [viˈdʒɛːvano, -ˈdʒeː-]; Western Lombard: Avgevan) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Pavia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural district. Vigevano received the honorary title of city with a decree of Duke Francis II Sforza on 2 February 1532. It is famed for its Renaissance Piazza Ducale in the centre of the town. It is also known for the Rassegna Litteraria di Vigevano (Literary Review of Vigevano), an annual cultural event celebrating literature and the arts, which honours two distinguished personalities from the world of culture every year with the National Prize and the International Career Prize.[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population data from Istat
  3. ^ "Chi siamo". Rassegna Letteraria Vigevano (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-27.