Foiano di Val Fortore
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Foiano di Val Fortore is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
in the Italian
region of Campania
, located about 80 km northeast of Naples
and about 30 km northeast of Benevento
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,539 and an area of 40.7 km².
Foiano di Val Fortore borders the following municipalities: Baselice
, Molinara
, Montefalcone di Val Fortore, Roseto Valfortore
, San Bartolomeo in Galdo
, San Giorgio La Molara
, San Marco dei Cavoti
.
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 Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
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 of Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 80 km northeast of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and about 30 km northeast of Benevento
Benevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,539 and an area of 40.7 km².
Foiano di Val Fortore borders the following municipalities: Baselice
Baselice
Baselice is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 90 km northeast of Naples and about 35 km northeast of Benevento...
, Molinara
Molinara
Molinara is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 80 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km northeast of Benevento...
, Montefalcone di Val Fortore, Roseto Valfortore
Roseto Valfortore
Roseto Valfortore is a town and comune of the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.-Geography:The area surrounding Roseto is mountainous with the river Fortore running through the town. Hence the name Valfortore...
, San Bartolomeo in Galdo
San Bartolomeo in Galdo
San Bartolomeo in Galdo is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 90 km northeast of Naples and about 35 km northeast of Benevento, on a hill overlooking the valley of the Fortore river....
, San Giorgio La Molara
San Giorgio La Molara
San Giorgio La Molara is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km northeast of Benevento...
, San Marco dei Cavoti
San Marco dei Cavoti
San Marco dei Cavoti is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located near the Fortore River valley.San Marco is one of the best-known places in Italy for the production of torrone...
.