Fermo

Fermo
Fermo
Comune
	Città di Fermo
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	Fermo within the Province of Fermo Fermo within the Province of Fermo
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Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Fermo (FM)
Frazioni	see list
Government
• Mayor	Paolo Calcinaro (Civic List)
Area
• Total	124 km2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation	319 m (1,047 ft)
Population (30 June 2015)
• Total	37,732
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Demonym	Fermani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63900
Dialing code	0734
Patron saint	St. Maria Assunta
Saint day	August 15
Website	Official website

Fermo (Italian: Firmum Picenum) is a comune and city in the Marche region, in central Italy. Fermo is the capital of the province of Fermo.

Fermo is on a hill only a few miles from the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It is region with a high population density near seaports like Porto San Giorgio and Porto Sant'Elpidio.

Geography[change]

Fermo is on a hill, the Sabulo, 319 m (1,047 ft) high, at about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of 124.53 km² (48.08 sq mi) and its altitude is 319 m (1,047 ft).

The comune borders with the following comuniː Altidona, Lapedona and Monterubbiano to the south; Ponzano di Fermo to the southwest; Grottazzolina, Magliano di Tenna and Rapagnano to the west; Torre San Patrizio to the northwest; Monte Urano, Sant'Elpidio a Mare and Porto Sant'Elpidio to the north. To the east is Porto San Giorgio and the Adriatic Sea.

The comune has two small exclavesː the largest (Gabbiano) has an area of 5 km² (1.9 sq mi) and is surrounded by Mogliano (province of Macerata), Francavilla d'Ete, Massa Fermana and Montegiorgio; and the smallest (Boara) has an area of 0.3 km² (0.12 sq mi) and is surrounded by Montegiorgio, Magliano di Tenna, Grottazzolina and Belmonte Piceno.

Frazioni[change]

The following frazioni (hamlets) are part of Fermoː Camera, Campiglione, Cantagallo, Casabianca, Capodarco, Cartiera di Tenna, Concerie, Contrada Boara, Ete Palazzina, Faleriense, Gabbiano, Girola, Lido di Fermo, Madonnetta d'Ete, Marina Palmense, Moie, Molini Tenna, Montesecco, Montone, Parete, Pompeiana, Ponte Ete Vivo, Sacri Cuori, Salette, Salvano, San Biagio, San Girolamo, San Lorenzo, San Marco, San Michele, Lido San Tommaso, Torre di Palme and Villa San Claudio.

Population[change]

There are 37,396 persons living in the comune in 2017,^[1] for a population density of 300.3 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population

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The people from this comune are known, in Italian, as fermani.

Twinned towns[change]

Fermo is twinned with:

References[change]

↑ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other websites[change]

File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Fermo travel guide from Wikivoyage
Fermo official website (in Italian)

[pop-1] "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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