Pietra Ligure 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 Savona

Province of Savona

The Province of Savona is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona.-Overview:...

 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 Liguria

Liguria

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...

, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

 and about 20 km southwest of Savona

Savona

Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,101 and an area of 9.7 km².

The municipality of Pietra Ligure contains the frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivision) Ranzi.

Pietra Ligure borders the following municipalities: Bardineto

Bardineto

Bardineto is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southwest of Genoa and about 30 km southwest of Savona...

, Boissano

Boissano

Boissano is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km southwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,216 and an area of 8.7 km².Boissano borders the following municipalities:...

, Borgio Verezzi

Borgio Verezzi

Borgio Verezzi is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 20 km southwest of Savona...

, Giustenice

Giustenice

Giustenice is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km southwest of Savona...

, Loano

Loano

Loano is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 30 km southwest of Savona...

, and Tovo San Giacomo

Tovo San Giacomo

Tovo San Giacomo is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km southwest of Savona...

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External links

• www.comunepietraligure.it