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Allerona
Umbriavillage
Allerona
Total population
309
Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Allerona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.
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History
The area was inhabited in antiquity by a settlement known as vicus Lerona, of Roman or pre-Roman origin, which was destroyed during the Germanic invasions.
Geography
Allerona is a small settlement situated between the Paglia River Valley and the Valdichiana, at an elevation of above sea level. It lies about from Orvieto and west of Ficulle. Allerona retains ancient walls with remains of battlements. To the south of the settlement there were dense woods, including areas known as the Bandita del Monte and the Banditella. The climate is described as rather cold, with winds from the north and south prevailing. Nearby watercourses include the Rivalcale and the Rio Torto. In 2021, 219 people lived in rural dispersed dwellings not assigned to any named locality. At the time, the most populous localities were Allerona Scalo (1,081), and Allerona proper (309). Allerona Scalo is the valley settlement of the municipality, while Allerona Alta is the historic hill town; the Scalo contains a few bars, restaurants, grocers, and other services. The Parco di Villalba is a wooded area of over situated at an elevation between and . It lies near the border with the Nature Reserve and within the state forest of Selva di Meana, forming part of a broader interregional park. The woodland is managed as high forest and is dominated by oak species, with the presence of other trees such as maples, ashes, beeches, and chestnuts. Among the undergrowth are notable species including the rare dittany, while more than thirty species of wild orchids have been recorded within the park. The fauna includes various ungulates, particularly wild boar, as well as fallow deer and roe deer, alongside numerous birds of prey.
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Geography
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Climate
Air quality
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Notable people from here
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Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Allerona
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Recent natural events nearby
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Official Identifiers
ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics
- ISTAT code
- 055002
- Province
- Terni (TR)
- Region
- Umbria
- NUTS3 (2024)
- ITI22
- Codice catastale
- A207
Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
- • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)