Jump to content

Francofonte

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Attilios (talk | contribs) at 15:51, 5 July 2018 (sthg). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Francofonte
Comune di Francofonte
Coat of arms of Francofonte
Location of Francofonte
Map
Francofonte is located in Italy
Francofonte
Francofonte
Location of Francofonte in Italy
Francofonte is located in Sicily
Francofonte
Francofonte
Francofonte (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°14′N 14°53′E / 37.233°N 14.883°E / 37.233; 14.883
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceSyracuse (SR)
Government
 • MayorDaniele Nunzio Lentini
Area
 • Total74.2 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Elevation
281 m (922 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017[2])[3]
 • Total12,669
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
DemonymFrancofontesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
96015
Dialing code095
Patron saintMadonna della Neve
Saint day5 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Francofonte (Sicilian: Francufonti) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Syracuse.

Francofonte borders the following municipalities: Buccheri, Carlentini, Lentini, Militello in Val di Catania, Scordia, Vizzini.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.