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Varzo

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Varzo Varsc
Comune
Comune di Varzo
Municipality centre
Location of Varzo
46°12′N 8°15′E / 46.200°N 8.250°E / 46.200; 8.250
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
Area ^[1]
• Total	94.4 km² (36.4 sq mi)
Elevation	568 m (1,864 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)^[2]
• Total	2,209
• Density	23/km² (61/sq mi)
Demonym	Varzesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28868
Dialing code	0324
Website	Official website

Varzo (Lombard: Varsc) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Verbania, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,209 and an area of 94.4 square kilometres (36.4 sq mi).^[3]

The Varzo railway station has connections to Bern and Domodossola.

Varzo borders the following municipalities: Baceno, Bognanco, Crevoladossola, Crodo, Grengiols (Switzerland), Ried-Brig (Switzerland), Trasquera, Zwischbergen (Switzerland).

Varzo is also known because of the Alpe Veglia Natural Park.

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.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.