Esperia (Lazio)

Esperia
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Frosinone  (FR)
Coordinates	41 ° 23 '  N , 13 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 23 '1 "  N , 13 ° 40' 58"  E
height	370  m slm
surface	108 km²
Residents	3,841 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	36 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	03045
prefix	0776
ISTAT number	060031
Popular name	Esperiani
Patron saint	San Clino Abate
Website	www.comune.esperia.fr.it

Esperia is a municipality in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region of Lazio with 3841 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is 130 km southeast of Rome and 50 km southeast of Frosinone .

Esperia

geography

Esperia is located in the Monti Aurunci. It is a member of the Comunità Montana L'Arco degli Aurunci .

Esperia consists of the districts Badia di Esperia, Monticelli, Roccaguglielma (Esperia Superiore) and San Pietro in Curolis (Esperia Inferiore).

The neighboring towns are Ausonia , Campodimele ( LT ), Castelnuovo Parano , Formia (LT), Itri (LT), Pignataro Interamna , Pontecorvo , San Giorgio a Liri and Spigno Saturnia (LT).

traffic

Esperia is 20 km from the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway , Pontecorvo exit.

history

In 1867, today's districts merged to form the new municipality of Esperia.

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011
Residents	4,323	5,204	6.105	6.107	6.352	6.154	4,698	4,380	4.131	3,903

Source: ISTAT

politics

Giuseppe Moretti ( PD ) was elected mayor in May 2006. His center-left list made up the majority in the local council with 11 out of 16 seats. Giuseppe Villani took over the mayor's office on June 6, 2016.

Culinary specialties

The red wine Cécubo , already mentioned by Horace , is produced in Esperia . In August, the Sagra del vino takes place in the Monticelli district .

The Marzolina di Esperia is an old sheep cheese places that comes in different levels of maturity in the market.

Web links

• ProLoco Esperia (Italian)
• La Ciociaria (Italian)
• Progetto Esperia (Italian)
• Esperia on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ slow food ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.