Laigueglia
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| Comune di Laigueglia | |
 Laigueglia | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Laigueglia | |
  Laigueglia Location of Laigueglia in Italy  Laigueglia Laigueglia (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′N 08°10′E / 43.967°N 8.167°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Savona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Sasso Dal Verme |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,895 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Laiguegliesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17053 |
| Dialing code | 0182 |
| Patron saint | St. Matthew |
| Saint day | September 21 |
| Website | Official website |
Laigueglia (Italian: [laiˈɡweʎʎa]; Ligurian: L'Aigheuja, IPA: [lejˈɡøjja]) is a town and comune in the province of Savona, in Liguria, nearby the Capo Mele Lighthouse. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Laigueglia is twinned with:
Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany (since 1972)
Semur-en-Auxois, France (since 2000)
La Thuile, Italy (since 2013)
Aerial view of Laigueglia in the 1970s
British Navy attack a convoy of eighteen French merchant ships at Laigrelia
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Liguria" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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