Borgomezzavalle | |
Official Name: | Comune di Borgomezzavalle |
Coordinates: | 46.0667°N 22°W |
Region: | Piedmont |
Province: | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
Mayor: | Stefano Bellotti |
Area Total Km2: | 19.08 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 293 |
Population As Of: | 31 August 2022 |
Population Demonym: | Borgomezzavallesi |
Elevation M: | 591 |
Postal Code: | 28846 |
Area Code: | 0324 |
Borgomezzavalle is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont. As of 2019 the population was 320.[2]
It was established on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the municipalities of Seppiana and Viganella.
Borgomezzavalle borders the following municipalities: Antrona Schieranco, Calasca-Castiglione, Montescheno, Pallanzeno, Villadossola.
In January 2019, in order to reverse the declining population in the village, Alberto Preioni, mayor of Borgomezzavalle, announced a plan to sell abandoned mountain cottages for just €1, (about US$1.20). With the purchase comes the obligation to renovate the building, there is no residency requirement.[3] He also offered to pay families €1,000 for each new baby born in the village and €2,000 to someone starting a new business and who registers for VAT.