Celle Ligure | |
---|---|
Comune di Celle Ligure | |
Coordinates: 44°21′N 8°33′E / 44.350°N 8.550°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Liguria |
Province | Savona (SV) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Caterina Mordeglia [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2011)
[3] | |
• Total | 5,342 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Cellesi or Cellaschi |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 17015 |
Dialing code | 019 |
Website |
www |
Celle Ligure ( Ligurian: Çelle) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Genoa and about 8 kilometres (5 miles) northeast of Savona.
It borders the comuni of: Albisola Superiore, Stella, and Varazze. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [4]
Celle Ligure is twinned with:
Francesco della Rovere, later Pope Sixtus IV, was born in Celle in 1414.