Comune

Municipalities of Italy
Comuni (Italian)
CategoryRegionalised unitary state
LocationItalian Republic
Number7,904
Populations32 (Morterone) – 2,758,454 (Rome)
Areas0.1206 km2 (0.0466 sq mi) (Atrani) –
1,287.36 km2 (497.05 sq mi) (Rome)
Government
Subdivisions
Administrative divisions of Italy:
Regions (black borders)
Provinces (dark gray borders)
Comuni (light grey borders)

A comune (Italian: [koˈmuːne]; pl.: comuni, Italian: [koˈmuːni]) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.[1] It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions (regioni) and provinces (province). The comune can also have the title of città (lit.'city').[2]

Formed praeter legem according to the principles consolidated in medieval municipalities,[3] the comune is provided for by art. 114 of the Constitution of Italy.[4] It can be divided into frazioni, which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies.[5]

In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a comune is officially called a comune in French.

  1. ^ "Italian communes ordered alphabetically". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Testo unico delle leggi sull'ordinamento degli enti locali" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ "CONSUETUDINE" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ "La Costituzione - Articolo 114" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ "DECRETO N. 15 DEL 14/11/2019" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 6 May 2022.