Borgomezzavalle Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Web site: Italian town will pay you $10,000 to move in. Marchetti. Silvia. 2019-01-26. CNN Travel. en. 2019-01-29.
  3. Web site: December 23, 2022. Case quasi gratis a Borgomezzavalle in valle Antrona. https://web.archive.org/web/20181111173850/https://novaraoggi.it/attualita/case-quasi-gratis-a-borgomezzavalle-in-valle-antrona/. November 11, 2018.