Villanova sull'Arda

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official_name = Villanova sull'Arda
name = Villanova sull'Arda
region = Emilia-Romagna
province = Province of Piacenza (PC)
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area_total_km2 = 36.5
population_as_of = Dec. 2004
population_total = 1928
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frazioni = Cignano, Sant'Agata, Soarza
telephone = 0523
postalcode = 29010
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Villanova sull'Arda is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 km northwest of Bologna and about 25 km east of Piacenza. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,928 and an area of 36.5 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]

The municipality of Villanova sull'Arda contains the "frazioni" (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cignano, Sant'Agata, and Soarza.

Villanova sull'Arda borders the following municipalities: Besenzone, Busseto, Castelvetro Piacentino, Cortemaggiore, Monticelli d'Ongina, Polesine Parmense, San Pietro in Cerro, Stagno Lombardo.

Home of opera composer Giuseppe Verdi

Sant'Agata is probably best known as the home for over 50 years of the composer Giuseppe Verdi who was born in the village of Le Roncole in 1813, who lived in the nearby town of Busseto, and who built the "Villa Verdi" in 1848.

Demographic evolution

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