Locana is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Metropolitan City of Turin The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and co ...

in the

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region

Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...

, located about northwest of

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

in the

Orco Valley The Orco Valley ( it, Valle dell'Orco) is a valley in the Piedmont region of northern Italy located in the Graian Alps, in the territory of the Metropolitan City of Turin. The valley takes its name from the Orco river, which flows through the va ...

. In the early 1900s the town had about 7,000 residents. As of 2019 the population declined to 1,500. Locana borders the following municipalities:

Cogne Cogne (, ; Issime wae, Kunji) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in Aosta Valley, northern Italy, with 1369 inhabitants, as of 2017. Geography Cogne is located in the valley with the same name along a stream known as the Torrent Grand ...

Ronco Canavese Ronco Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Ronco is at the center of Valle Soana, on the left bank of the river, overlooking the valley surrounded ...

Noasca Noasca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, in the Orco Valley. Noasca borders the following municipalities: Cogne, Valsavarenche, Locana, Ceresole Real ...

Ribordone Ribordone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about 45 km northwest of Turin. At 31 December 2004 it had a population of 81 and an area of 44.2 km2.All demographics and other ...

Sparone Sparone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in No ...

Chialamberto Chialamberto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Chialamberto borders the following municipalities: Locana, Noasca, Groscavallo, Cantoira, Ceres, and ...

Cantoira Cantoira is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Cantoira borders the following municipalities: Locana, Chialamberto, Monastero di Lanzo Monastero di Lan ...

, Corio,

Monastero di Lanzo Monastero di Lanzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northwest of Turin. Monastero di Lanzo borders the following municipalities: Locana, Cantoira, Coassolo To ...

and

Coassolo Torinese Coassolo Torinese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Coassolo Torinese borders the following municipalities: Locana, Corio, Monastero di Lanzo, Balan ...

. The ''comune'' is part of the

Gran Paradiso National Park Gran Paradiso National Park (Italian: ''Parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso''; ), is an Italian national park in the Graian Alps, between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. The park is named after Gran Paradiso mountain, which is located in the ...

, housing a series of small alpine lakes and glaciers; peaks in the area include the

Torre del Gran San Pietro Torre del Gran San Pietro (french: Tour du Grand-Saint-Pierre) is a mountain in the Gran Paradiso massif, a sub-group of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 3,692 m. It is located between Piedmont and Aosta Valley, in northern Italy, nea ...

(3,692 m). The

Lake of Ceresole Lago di Ceresole is an artificial lake in the Province of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. The lake was created in 1925-1931 when A.E.M. (now Iren), Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultura ...

is also located nearby. In 2019 the mayor, Giovanni Bruno Mattiet, announced that the municipality of Locana will pay families up to €9,000, (US$10,200) over a three-year period just for moving to the village. To qualify the families must have at least one child and a yearly income of €6,000. The goal is to stop the town from disappearing, since every year in town there are only 10 births but 40 deaths. The offer was first only for Italians or foreigners who already live in Italy, but the program was extended to also include foreigners living outside Italy.

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