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Villar San Costanzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 August 2007, it had a population of 1,474 and an area of .〔All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.〕 Sights to see in Villar San Costanzo include the natural reserve known as ''Ciciu del Villar''; the Abbey built in early 700 AD; and the very ancient church of San Costanzo al Monte, a stunning example of Romanesque-Gothic architecture dating back to the 12th century. The town takes its name from Saint Constantius, a soldier of the Theban Legion, who is said to have been beheaded at the spot now occupied by the sanctuary of San Costanzo al Monte. The local geologic formation known as ''Ciciu del Villar'', which are columns formed by natural erosion, was connected with Constantius' legend: the stones are said to be the Roman soldiers sent to kill him, who were miraculously petrified before they could harm the saint.〔 Villar San Costanzo borders the following municipalities: Busca, Dronero, Roccabruna and Valmala. File:Villar san costanzo 2.JPG|Santuario di San Costanzo al Monte File:Villar san costanzo 1.JPG|Santuario di San Costanzo al Monte File:Ciciu del Villar 2.JPG|Ciciu del Villar == Demographic evolution == Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:3000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1861 text:1861 bar:1871 text:1871 bar:1881 text:1881 bar:1901 text:1901 bar:1911 text:1911 bar:1921 text:1921 bar:1931 text:1931 bar:1936 text:1936 bar:1951 text:1951 bar:1961 text:1961 bar:1971 text:1971 bar:1981 text:1981 bar:1991 text:1991 bar:2001 text:2001 PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:1861 from: 0 till:2485 bar:1871 from: 0 till:2561 bar:1881 from: 0 till:2588 bar:1901 from: 0 till:2431 bar:1911 from: 0 till:2554 bar:1921 from: 0 till:2501 bar:1931 from: 0 till:2152 bar:1936 from: 0 till:2132 bar:1951 from: 0 till:1910 bar:1961 from: 0 till:1641 bar:1971 from: 0 till:1451 bar:1981 from: 0 till:1223 bar:1991 from: 0 till:1207 bar:2001 from: 0 till:1396 PlotData= bar:1861 at:2485 fontsize:XS text: 2485 shift:(-8,5) bar:1871 at:2561 fontsize:XS text: 2561 shift:(-8,5) bar:1881 at:2588 fontsize:XS text: 2588 shift:(-8,5) bar:1901 at:2431 fontsize:XS text: 2431 shift:(-8,5) bar:1911 at:2554 fontsize:XS text: 2554 shift:(-8,5) bar:1921 at:2501 fontsize:XS text: 2501 shift:(-8,5) bar:1931 at:2152 fontsize:XS text: 2152 shift:(-8,5) bar:1936 at:2132 fontsize:XS text: 2132 shift:(-8,5) bar:1951 at:1910 fontsize:XS text: 1910 shift:(-8,5) bar:1961 at:1641 fontsize:XS text: 1641 shift:(-8,5) bar:1971 at:1451 fontsize:XS text: 1451 shift:(-8,5) bar:1981 at:1223 fontsize:XS text: 1223 shift:(-8,5) bar:1991 at:1207 fontsize:XS text: 1207 shift:(-8,5) bar:2001 at:1396 fontsize:XS text: 1396 shift:(-8,5) TextData= fontsize:S pos:(20,20) text:Data from ISTAT 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Villar San Costanzo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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