Forano
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lazio | |
province | Rieti (RI) | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 18 ' N , 12 ° 36' 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 |
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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
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ Italian civil defense
- ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior
Web links
- Forano on www.sabina.it (Italian)
- Forano on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)