Farnese

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Farnese

Total population

1,729

Elevation341 m

Land area52.38 km²

Coordinates42.55°, 11.73°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Farnese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Rome and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Viterbo.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Giulia Farnese

mistress to Pope Alexander VI

Alessandro Farnese

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)

Paolo Ruffini

Italian mathematician and physician (1765-1845)

Ranuccio Farnese il Vecchio

Italian noble and condottiero, founder of the fortunes of the House of Farnese (1390-1450)

Vittoria Farnese

daughter of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma

Ottavio Farnese

Duke of Parma (1524-1586)

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Giovanni D'Ascenzi

Catholic bishop (1920–2013)

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Giovanni Castiglione

Italian cardinal (1742-1815)

Ranuccio Farnese

Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci (1530-1565)

Stefano Colagè

Italian bicycle racer

Orazio Farnese, Duke of Castro

Italian duke (1532-1553)

Felice Milano

Italian football player (1891–1915)

Victor Brecheret

Brazilian sculptor (1894–1955)

Romualdo Luzi

Paul Marie Bonaparte

Italian naval officer (1809–1827)

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Antonio Taffi

Italian catholic priest (1897-1970)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lazio

• Ischia di Castro
  1.5 mi away · pop. 2,464
• Cellere
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,301
• Valentano
  4.9 mi away · pop. 2,935
• Piansano
  5.7 mi away · pop. 2,220
• Tessennano
  5.9 mi away · pop. 420
• Canino
  6 mi away · pop. 5,072
• Arlena di Castro
  7.7 mi away · pop. 867
• Capodimonte
  9.1 mi away · pop. 1,686
• Gradoli
  9.3 mi away · pop. 1,496
• Tuscania
  11.6 mi away · pop. 8,245
• San Lorenzo Nuovo
  13.2 mi away · pop. 2,067
• Montalto di Castro
  14.9 mi away · pop. 9,039

Browse all places in Lazio →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Farnese

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-10-03

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-10-01

Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Seen 2026-09-29

white poplar

Populus alba

Seen 2026-09-29

Green Whip Snake

Hierophis viridiflavus

Seen 2026-09-26

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-23

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-23

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Seen 2026-09-20

Ivy-leaved cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers