VIGEVANO, a town and episcopal see of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Pavia, on the right bank of the Ticino, m. by rail S.W. from Milan on the line to Mortara, 381 ft. above sea-level. Pop. (1931) (town); (commune). It is a mediaeval walled town, with an arcaded market-place and a castle of the Sforza family, dating from the 14th century and adorned with a loggia by Bramante and a tower imitating that of Filarete in the Castello Sforzesco at Milan. It is a place of some
importance in the silk trade.