Vigevano
Vigevano
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| Città di Vigevano | |
Piazza Ducale, with the Cathedral façade | |
Vigevano within the province of Pavia | |
Location of Vigevano | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′02″N 8°51′29″E / 45.31722°N 8.85806°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Pavia (PV) |
| Frazioni | Piccolini, Morsella, Fogliano, Sforzesca, Buccella |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Ceffa (LN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 62,845 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vigevanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 27029 |
| Dialing code | 0381 |
| Website | Official website |
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Vigevano (Italian: [viˈdʒɛːvano, -ˈdʒeː-]; Western Lombard: Avgevan) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Pavia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural district. Vigevano received the honorary title of city with a decree of Duke Francis II Sforza on 2 February 1532. It is famed for its Renaissance Piazza Ducale in the centre of the town. It is also known for the Rassegna Litteraria di Vigevano (Literary Review of Vigevano), an annual cultural event celebrating literature and the arts, which honours two distinguished personalities from the world of culture every year with the National Prize and the International Career Prize.