Pioraco

Pioraco
Country	Italy
region	Brands
province	Macerata  (MC)
Coordinates	43 ° 11 '  N , 12 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 10 '44 "  N , 12 ° 59' 6"  E
height	443  m slm
surface	19.48 km²
Residents	1,037 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	53 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	62025
prefix	0737
ISTAT number	043039
Popular name	Piorachesi
Patron saint	Assumption of Mary (June 8th)
Website	Pioraco

Pioraco is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 1037 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Macerata in Marche . The municipality is located about 40 kilometers west-southwest of Macerata on the Potenza and belongs to the Comunità montana Alte Valli del Potenza e Esino .

history

In Roman antiquity the place was called Prolaqueum after a lake . The name Prolacen is passed down from the 7th century .

traffic

The Strada Statale 361 Septempedana leads through the municipality from Nocera Umbra to Ancona .

Web links

Commons : Pioraco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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