Francofonte

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Francofonte
Comune
Comune di Francofonte
Coat of arms
Location of Francofonte
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Coordinates: 37°14′N 14°53′E / 37.233°N 14.883°E / 37.233; 14.883
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Province	Syracuse (SR)
Government
• Mayor	Daniele Nunzio Lentini
Area [1]
• Total	74.2 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017[2])[3]
• Total	12,669
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Demonym	Francofontesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	96015
Dialing code	095
Patron saint	Madonna della Neve
Saint day	5 August
Website	Official website

Francofonte (Sicilian: Francufonti) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Syracuse.

Francofonte borders the following municipalities: Buccheri, Carlentini, Lentini, Militello in Val di Catania, Scordia, Vizzini.

The Patron Saint of the town is the Madonna della Neve on August the 5th. The largest church is the chiesa madre Sant'Antonio Abate.