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Villongo

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Villongo (Bergamasque: Ilónch) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Bergamo. As of January 2017, it had a population of 8,052 and an area of 5.93 square kilometres (2.29 mi2).

The municipality of Villongo contains two frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Sant'Alessandro and San Filastro.

Villongo borders the following municipalities: Adrara San Martino, Credaro, Foresto Sparso, Paratico, Sarnico, Zandobbio.

01Demographic evolution

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18611,468,     
18711,533+4.4%
18811,686+10.0%
19011,987+17.9%
19112,229+12.2%
YearPop.±%
19212,574+15.5%
19312,662+3.4%
19362,616−1.7%
19512,656+1.5%
19612,988+12.5%
YearPop.±%
19713,867+29.4%
19815,128+32.6%
19915,656+10.3%
20016,396+13.1%
Source: Data from ISTAT

02Infrastructure and accessibility

Between 1901 and 1921 the town hosted one stop of the Bergamo-Trescore-Sarnico tramway.

03Twin towns, sister cities

Villongo is twinned with:

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