Vilia

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Vilia
Βίλια
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View of Vilia from the west
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Vilia
Location within the regional unit
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Coordinates: 38°10′N23°20′E / 38.167°N 23.333°E / 38.167; 23.333
Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit West Attica
Municipality Mandra-Eidyllia
Area
  Municipal unit144.851 km2 (55.927 sq mi)
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Municipal unit
2,514
  Municipal unit density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
190 06
Area code(s) 22630
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.vilia.org

Vilia (Greek : Βίλια; formerly Eidyllia, Ειδυλλία) is a village and a former municipality of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] Its population was 2,514 at the 2021 census. [1] It is part of Athens metropolitan area. [3] The inhabitants of Vilia are Arvanites. [4]

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Geography

The municipal unit Vilia covers the mountainous northwestern part of Attica, and has a land area of 144.851 km2. [5] The main mountain ranges are Cithaeron (1,409 m) in the northwest and Pastra in the northeast. In the west it stretches along the coast of the Alkyonides Gulf, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. The village Vilia, the largest in the municipal unit, lies in the easternmost part, at the southeastern foot of Cithaeron. Vilia is 6 km south of Erythres, 7 km west of Oinoi, 10 km east of the coastal village Aigosthena, 17 km south of Thebes and 40 km northwest of Athens.

The municipal unit's largest villages are Vilia (pop. 1,269 in 2011), Kato Alepochori (220), Aigosthena (80), Veniza (52), and Agios Nektarios (40).

Subdivisions

Metamorfosis Sotiros Church, designed by Ernst Ziller Metamorfosis Sotiros Vilion.JPG
Metamorfosis Sotiros Church, designed by Ernst Ziller

The municipal unit Vilia consists of the following villages:

Historical population

YearTown populationMunicipal unit population
19812,427-
19911,9123,412
20011,9553,215
20111,2691,753
20211,5872,514

Places of interest

Vilia is located near several points of interest, including:

Notable people

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