Villafranca in Lunigiana

Massa-Carrara (MS)Codice catastaleL946

130 m elevation · Pop. 4,183

Toscana

Massa-Carrara

Not the Villafranca in Lunigiana you were looking for? See also: Villafranca di Verona (Verona, Veneto), Villafranca Padovana (Padova, Veneto), Villafranca Piemonte (Torino, Piemonte), Villafranca Sicula (Agrigento, Sicilia), Villanovafranca (Sud Sardegna, Sardegna)

Villafranca in Lunigiana is a comune in the provincia of Massa-Carrara, Toscana with a population of 4,729 as of 2025. The comune was previously known as Villafranca.

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Address

Piazza Aeronautica 1
54028 Villafranca in Lunigiana

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Historical Names

Villafranca→Villafranca in Lunigiana

Changed on May 12, 1863

Località

Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Villafranca in Lunigiana130m3,019
  • Mocrone181m291
  • Virgoletta183m253
  • Fornoli148m160
  • Merizzo199m41
  • Malgrate251m33
  • Villa di Sopra487m6
  • Villa di Sotto442m5

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Canaletto200m149
  • La Vigna175m103
  • Il Piano198m92
  • La Montata188m31

Population and Migration

This chart shows annual resident population and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.

Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 14% of the current population.

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Notable People

People born in Villafranca in Lunigiana.

  • Piero AgnettiITb. 1938
  • Renzo BragoniITb. 1924
  • Leonida BertucciITb. 1896
  • Flavio Torello BaracchiniENITb. 1895
  • Roberto Achille Razzolib. 1863

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