frazione

300px|thumb|View of Bolca, a frazione of the comune of [[Vestenanova, Veneto.]]

A frazione (: frazioni, cognate with English fraction) is a type of subdivision of a comune ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town, similar to a suburb or exurb. Most frazioni were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territorial subdivisions in the country.