Forano

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Forano
coat of arms
Forano (Italy)
Forano
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 18 '  N , 12 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 17 '53 "  N , 12 ° 35' 42"  E
height 218  m slm
surface 18 km²
Residents 3,196 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 178 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02044
prefix 0765
ISTAT number 057029
Popular name Foranesi
Patron saint San Biagio and San Sebastiano
Website Forano

Forano is an Italian city ​​with 3196 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rieti in the Lazio region .

geography

Forano is 57 km north of Rome , 46 km southwest of Rieti and 55 km east of Viterbo . It is located in the Sabine Mountains above the Tiber Valley . The municipality extends from the Tiber to the hills of the Sabina with the highest point at 251 m slm

The community is located in earthquake zone 2 (medium risk).

The districts Galantina, Gavignano, San Pietro and Santa Lucia belong to the municipality.

The neighboring municipalities are Cantalupo in Sabina , Filacciano ( RM ), Poggio Catino , Poggio Mirteto , Ponzano Romano (RM), Selci , Stimigliano and Tarano .

traffic

Forano is located on the strada statale 657 Sabina (SS 657) , which leads from Galantina (SS 313) to the Tiber bridge Ponte Felice on the Via Flaminia . The nearest motorway exit is Ponzano - Soratte on the A1 Autostrada del Sole .

The municipality has a train station on the Florence-Rome railway line in the district of Gavignano.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 992 1,284 1,465 1,854 2,100 2,353 2.120 2,364 2,453

Source: ISTAT

religion

In Forano there are two Catholic parishes and one of the Evangelical Waldensian Church .

politics

Paolo Diociaiuti (list of citizens) was elected mayor in June 2004 and confirmed in office in 2009.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ Italian civil defense
  3. ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior

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