Villadossola

Villadossola (Piedmontese Vila d'Òssola) is a town and comune of the Val d’Ossola in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, northern Italy, some 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Turin. It stands just south of Domodossola, to the west of the Toce, and at the mouth of the picturesque Valle Antrona, one of the seven side valleys of the Val d’Ossola.

Villadossola
Comune
Comune di Villadossola
Coat of arms
Location of Villadossola
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Coordinates: 46°3′N 8°15′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
Frazioni	Boschetto, Noga, Piaggio, Villa Sud, Villaggio, Gaggio, Falghera
Government
• Mayor	Bruno Toscani
Area [1]
• Total	18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017)[2]
• Total	6,655
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demonym	Villadossolesi or Villesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28844
Dialing code	0324
Patron saint	Saint Bartholomew
Saint day	24 August
Website	Official website

Church of San Bartolomeo.

In the past this was an important centre for the iron and steel, and chemical industries. Today the local economy is focused on the tertiary sector and many of the industrial buildings have been converted to other uses: the town's theatre, La Fabbrica, is based in a former factory.

Villadossola borders the following communes: Beura-Cardezza, Borgomezzavalle, Domodossola, Montescheno, Pallanzeno.

Twin towns — sister cities

Villadossola is twinned with:

• Mercato Saraceno, Italy, since 2010