Francavilla Fontana

Francavilla Fontana
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Brindisi  (BR)
Coordinates	40 ° 32 '  N , 17 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 32 '0 "  N , 17 ° 35' 0"  E
height	140  m slm
surface	175 km²
Residents	35,935 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	205 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	72021
prefix	0831
ISTAT number	074008
Popular name	Francavillesi
Patron saint	Madonna della fontana

Francavilla Fontana is a municipality in the Apulia region , in the province of Brindisi .

geography

The municipality has 35,935 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). Francavilla Fontana has 12,771 private households . Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased from 33,995 to 36,274. This corresponds to an increase of 6.7%.

The neighboring towns are Ceglie Messapica , Grottaglie ( TA ), Latiano , Manduria (TA), Oria , San Marzano di San Giuseppe (TA), San Vito dei Normanni , San Michele Salentino , Sava (TA) and Villa Castelli .

Sons and daughters

• Antonio Primaldo Coco (1879 in Francavilla Fontana - 1962), monk, author

traffic

Station building

The Martina Franca – Lecce and Taranto – Brindisi lines intersect at the city's train station .

literature

• Pietro Palumbo: Storia di Francavilla, città in terra d'Otranto . Editrice Salentina, Lecce 1870 (Italian). , accessed April 1, 2017.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

Commons : Francavilla Fontana  - collection of images, videos and audio files