| Municipalities of Italy Comuni (Italian) | |
|---|---|
| Category | Regionalised unitary state |
| Location | Italian Republic |
| Number | 7,896 |
| Populations | 33 (Morterone) – 2,754,039 (Rome) |
| Areas | 0.1206 km2 (0.0466 sq mi) (Atrani) – 1,287.36 km2 (497.05 sq mi) (Rome) |
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Regions (black borders)
Provinces (dark gray borders)
Comuni (light grey borders)
A comune (Italian: [koˈmuːne]; pl.: comuni, Italian: [koˈmuːni]) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.[1] It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions (regioni) and provinces (province). The comune can also have the title of città (lit. 'city').[2]
Formed praeter legem according to the principles consolidated in medieval municipalities,[3] the comune is provided for by article 114 of the Constitution of Italy.[4] It can be divided into frazioni, which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies.[5]
In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a comune is officially called a commune in French.
- ^ "Italian communes ordered alphabetically". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Testo unico delle leggi sull'ordinamento degli enti locali" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "CONSUETUDINE" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "La Costituzione - Articolo 114" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "DECRETO N. 15 DEL 14/11/2019" (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.