Villar Perosa

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Villar Perosa
Lhi Vialars
Comune di Villar Perosa
Coat of arms of Villar Perosa
Location of Villar Perosa
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10069
Dialing code0121
WebsiteOfficial website

Villar Perosa (Occitan Lhi Vialars; French: Grand-Villars) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Turin.

Villar Perosa borders the following municipalities:

Porte. Once a predominantly agricultural center, it is now an industrial hub with two SKF plants and one of ZF Sachs
.

History

Agnelli family estate

The area is often associated with the Agnelli family of Fiat fame as the family estate is located there. Members of the Agnelli family have lived in the country house since 1811. Marella Agnelli, widow of Gianni Agnelli, lived there.[4][5]

The family estate has a football pitch which is sometimes used by

Juventus
for friendlies or training. It hosts an annual intra-squad friendly between the first team and the Primavera.

Twin towns

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Benvenuti a Villar Perosa, l'ultima reggia d'Italia (Welcome to Villar Perosa, the last palace of Italy)". Il Giornale (in Italian). 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ "An Enchanting Estate in Northern Italy". Architectural Digest. September 2014.