Lygia

Lygia (Greek: Λυγιά) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, Elis, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 286 for the village and 787 for the community, which includes the villages Arkoudi, Glyfa, Ioniki and Paralia. Lygia is situated in the low hills of the southern part of the Kyllini peninsula, 3 km from the Ionian Sea. It is 4 km southeast of Kastro, 4 km east of Loutra Kyllinis and 4 km west of Vartholomio.

Lygia
Λυγιά
Lygia is located in Greece
Lygia
Lygia
Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°09′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityPineios
Municipal unitVartholomio
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
286
Community
  Population787 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Arkoudi is the westernmost village of the community, 4 km southwest of Lygia, on the coast near Loutra Kyllinis. Its population was 77 in 2001. Glyfa is 2 km southwest of Lygia, and had 249 inhabitants in 2001. Paralia is 3 km south of Lygia, on the coast. It had 96 inhabitants. The village Ioniko is adjacent to the east of Paralia, and has no permanent residents.

Population

YearPopulation villageCommunity population
1981-542
1991281-
2001276698
2011286787

Train station

The village had a train station on the Vartholomio-Loutra Kyllinis Line, operated by the Hellenic State Railways. It was located at km 6.156 from Vartholomio. The station was opened on June 1, 1892 and closed in 1969 along with the railway line.

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