Lygia

Lygia
Λυγιά
Lygia is located in Greece
Lygia
Lygia
Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°09′E / 37.867°N 21.150°E / 37.867; 21.150
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityPineios
Municipal unitVartholomio
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
741
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Lygia (Greek: Λυγιά) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, Elis, Greece. The community 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.

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

Year Population village Community population
1981 - 542
1991 281 -
2001 276 698
2011 286 787
2021 277 741

Train station

The village had a train station on the Vartholomio–Loutra Kyllinis railway, 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.