Vilia (; 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. Its population was 2,514 at the 2021 census. It is part of Athens metropolitan area. The inhabitants of Vilia are Arvanites.Adamou E. & Drettas G. 2008, Slave, Le patrimoine plurilingue de la Grèce – Le nom des langues II, E. Adamou (éd.), BCILL 121, Leuven, Peeters, p.54.
Geography
The municipal unit Vilia covers the mountainous northwestern part of Attica, and has a land area of 144.851 km2. 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
The municipal unit Vilia consists of the following villages: Vilia Agia Paraskevi Agios Konstantinos Agios Nektarios Aigosthena (also Porto Germeno) Ano Alepochori Veniza Kato Alepochori Kryo Pigadi Loumpa Mytikas Profitis Ilias Psatha
Historical population Year Town population Municipal unit population 1981 2,427 - 1991 1,912 3,412 2001 1,955 3,215 2011 1,269 1,753 2021 1,587 2,514
Places of interest Vilia is located near several points of interest, including: The seaside village of Porto Germeno, including the ancient fortress of Aigosthena. The popular beach of Psatha. The ancient fortress of Eleutherai. The ancient towers of Vathychoria. The Church of the Transfiguration of Christ, designed by famous architect Ernst Ziller.
Notable people Ellie Lambeti (1926–1983) actress
References
External links Official website Historical references of the town of Vilia