Pomezia, Piedmont, Italy

Pomezia is a municipality of 63.612 inhabitants located in the Turin province in the Italian region of Piedmont in Northern Italy.

It has a population density of 735 people per km² and an altitude of 108 metres above the sea level.

Pomezia accounts for about 2.82% of the total population in the province of Turin and about 0.10556% of the overall population of Italy as of 2022.

About Pomezia

It is located near the site of the ancient city of Lavinium, and has some archaeological attractions, such as the Area Archeologica dell’Antica Lavinium, the Santuario del Sol Indiges, and the Villa Romana.

Pomezia was founded in 1939 as a new town near the location of ancient Lavinium, on land resulting from the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes under Benito Mussolini. Its new population was extracted from the poor peasants of Romagna, Veneto and Friuli.

Pomezia was occupied by the forces of the Third Reich, and was heavily bombed during the Battle of Anzio in World War II. After the war, Pomezia developed as a strong industrial center, especially in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as a recreational center.

Pomezia is classified as a Climate Zone , which means it is . The local climate is characterized by winters which are long and cold and summers which are dry and very hot. There are frequent precipitations in autumn and spring, and fog is not uncommon.

The province of Turin experiences on average 59.69 days of hot temperatures (over 30°C) and 13.61 cold temperature days (<5°C) per year.

Precipitation in the form of rain or snow occurs around 87.12 days per year. There are 7.99 foggy days throughout the year.

The municipality of Pomezia enjoys approximately 7.5 hours of sunshine per day. This means that the town experiences an average of 304.17 sunny days in a year.

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