San Pietro Avellana

San Pietro Avellana
Country	Italy
region	Molise
province	Isernia  (IS)
Coordinates	41 ° 48 '  N , 14 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 47 '31 "  N , 14 ° 10' 53"  E
height	960  m slm
surface	45 km²
Residents	451 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	10 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	86088
prefix	0865
ISTAT number	094043
Popular name	Sanpietresi
Patron saint	Peter and Paul (June 24)
Website	San Pietro Avellana

San Pietro Avellana is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Isernia in the Molise region in the Apennines with 451 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The municipality is located about 21.5 kilometers north-northwest of Isernia am Sangro and borders the province of L'Aquila ( Abruzzo ).

history

The present village was founded in the 10th century by the Benedictine monk Dominikus von Sora .

traffic

The Strada Statale 652 di Fondo Valle Sangro leads through the municipality from Cerro al Volturno to Fossacesia . The San Pietro Avellana-Capracotta train station is on the Sulmona- Isernia railway line .

Web links

Commons : San Pietro Avellana  - 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.