Villa Basilica

Villa Basilica is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Florence and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Lucca.

Villa Basilica
Comune
Comune di Villa Basilica
Panorama of Villa Basilica
Coat of arms
Location of Villa Basilica
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Coordinates: 43°55′N 10°39′E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Lucca (LU)
Frazioni	Barbagliana, Biecina, Botticino, Boveglio, Capornano, Colognora, Distendino, Duomo, Guzzano, Pariana, Pracando, Ponte a Villa, Pontoro
Government
• Mayor	Giordano Ballini
Area [1]
• Total	36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (31 March 2017[2])[3]
• Total	1,596
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym	Villesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	55019
Dialing code	0572
Website	Official website

Villa Basilica borders the following municipalities: Bagni di Lucca, Borgo a Mozzano, Capannori, Pescia. Remarkable the main church, the pieve of Santa Maria Assunta

Notable people

• Giulia Ammannati, mother of Galileo Galilei
• Sisto Fabri (1540–1594), theologian^[4]
• Antonio Franchi, Italian painter of the 17th century
• Pietro Perna (1519–1582), printer and humanist