Vajont | |
Official Name: | Comune di Vajont |
Coordinates: | 46.1333°N 53°W |
Region: | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Province: | Pordenone (PN) |
Mayor: | Virgilio Barzan (since 2022)[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.58 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1634 |
Population As Of: | 10 May 2024 |
Population Demonym: | Vajontini |
Elevation M: | 287 |
Saint: | Jesus Crucifixed |
Day: | 14 September |
Postal Code: | 33080 |
Area Code: | 0427 |
Vajont (Western Friulian: Friulian: Vaiònt) is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.
The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago.[3] It was built to rehome the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963.
In addition to the Italian language, the Friulian dialects Ertano and Cassano, originating from Erto e Casso, are spoken in the territory.