Atessa

42°4′0″N 14°27′0″E / 42.06667°N 14.45000°E / 42.06667; 14.45000

Atessa
Comune
Comune di Atessa
Coat of arms of Atessa
Coat of arms
Location of Atessa
Map
Atessa is located in Italy
Atessa
Atessa
Location of Atessa in Italy
Atessa is located in Abruzzo
Atessa
Atessa
Atessa (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°04′N 14°27′E / 42.067°N 14.450°E / 42.067; 14.450
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceChieti (CH)
Frazioni
Multiple
  • Aia Santa Maria, Boragna Fontanelle, Boragna San Paolo, Campanelle, Capragrassa, Carapelle, Carriera, Casale, Castellano, Castelluccio, Ceripollo, Colle Comune, Colle d'Aglio, Colle delle Pietre, Colle Flocco, Colle Grilli, Colle Martinelli, Colle Palumbo, Colle Quarti, Colle Rotondo, Colle San Giovanni, Colle Sant'Angelo, Colle Santinella, Colle Santissimo, Cona, Coste Iadonato, Croce Pili, Fazzoli, Fontegrugnale, Fontesquatino, Forca di Iezzi, Forca di Lupo, Fornelli, Giarrocco, Ianico, Lentisce, Mandorle, Mandrioli, Masciavò, Masseria Grande, Molinello, Montecalvo, Montemarcone, Monte Pallano, Monte San Silvestro, Osento, Passo del Vasto, Passo Pincera, Piana Ciccarelli, Piana dei Monaci, Piana dell'Edera, Piana Fallascosa, Piana La Fara, Piana Matteo, Piana Osento, Piana Sant'Antonio, Piana Vacante, Pianello, Piazzano, Pietrascritta, Pili, Querceto, Quercianera, Rigatella, Riguardata Scalella, Rocconi, Saletti, San Giacomo, San Luca, San Marco, Sant'Amico, San Tommaso, Satrino, Sciola, Scorciagallo, Siberia, Solagna Longa, Solagna Rigatella, Sterpari, Vallaspra, Varvaringi
Government
 • MayorGiulio Sciorilli Borrelli
Area
[1]
 • Total
110.98 km2 (42.85 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total
10,558
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymAtessani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
66041
Dialing code0872
Patron saintSt. Leucius of Brindisi
Saint day11 January
WebsiteOfficial website

Atessa (locally L'Atésse) is a municipality in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo, south-eastern Italy. It is part of the Val di Sangro mountain community. It is the largest municipality in the province by extension and eighth by population.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2006/index.html (ISTAT demographics)