Montepaone
Encyclopedia
Montepaone is a town
and comune
of the province of Catanzaro
in the Calabria
region of southern Italy
.
, Gasperina
, Montauro
are nearby towns.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and 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:...
of the province of Catanzaro
Province of Catanzaro
The Province of Catanzaro is a province of the Calabria region, in Italy. The city of Catanzaro is capital both of the province and of the region.- Demographics :The following is a list of the province of Catanzaro comunes with population over 5,000:...
in the Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
region of southern Italy
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...
.
Geography
Montepaone sits on the Italian Ionian sea in the Gulf of Squillace. SoveratoSoverato
Soverato is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Geography:Soverato sits on the Ionian Sea, in the Gulf of Squillace. Nearby there is a string of villages along the white beaches of the gulf like Montepaone, Davoli and Isca Marina.The Giardino...
, Gasperina
Gasperina
Gasperina is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy....
, Montauro
Montauro
Montauro is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.The municipalities of Gasperina, Montepaone, Palermiti, Squillace, Stalettì are nearby....
are nearby towns.
Economy
Montepaone is highly reliant on seasonal tourism both from American Italians visiting family in the region and from Northern Italians. The work force in the town is around 19% of the total population.