Comunanza is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno

Province of Ascoli Piceno

The Province of Ascoli Piceno is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno.It has an area of 1,228 km², and a total population of 212,846 . There are 33 comuni in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Ascoli Piceno.-External links:**...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

, located about 70 km south of Ancona

Ancona

Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....

 and about 20 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...

. It is a typical medieval village along the Aso river, founded in the 5th or 6th century by families of Ascoli to escape barbaric incursions.

Comunanza borders the following municipalities: Amandola

Amandola

Amandola is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km south of Ancona, about 25 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno and about 35 km West of Fermo....

, Force

Force, Italy

Force is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km south of Ancona and about 15 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno....

, Montefalcone Appennino

Montefalcone Appennino

Montefalcone Appennino is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 85 km south of Ancona, about 30 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno and about 35 km east of Fermo. It occupies a spur between the rivers Aso and Tenna.The main sights are the tower of...

, Montefortino

Montefortino

Montefortino is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km south of Ancona, about 35 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno and about 45 km west of Fermo...

, Montegallo

Montegallo

Montegallo is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km south of Ancona and about 20 km west of Ascoli Piceno...

, Montemonaco

Montemonaco

Montemonaco is a town and comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km south of Ancona and about 20 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno. It is located within the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini, along the valley of the Aso River, on a plateau...

, Palmiano

Palmiano

Palmiano is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km south of Ancona and about 11 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno....

, Roccafluvione

Roccafluvione

Roccafluvione is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km south of Ancona and about 8 km west of Ascoli Piceno...

. Sights include the late-Romanesque

Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...

church of Sant'Anna, and that of Santa Maria a Terme, built in the 9th century in sandstone above a Roman temple which belonged to the disappeared Roman settlement of Interamnia Poletina Piceni.