Montefranco
Sign in to saveMontefranco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 10 km northeast of Terni. As of 2021, Montefranco had a population of 1,255 inhabitants.
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Montefranco is a small municipality in the Umbria region of central Italy, located roughly 10 kilometers northeast of the city of Terni. With about 1,255 residents as of 2021, it is a modest-sized rural commune typical of the Italian countryside.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Montefranco
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Montefranco
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- MontefrancoPanorama6.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Hilltop view of Montefranco, with houses rising above the surrounding countryside
- Italian comune.region
- Umbria
- Italian comune.province
- Province of Terni (TR)
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 10.1
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2025
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 375
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 05030
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0744
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Montefranco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 10 km northeast of Terni. As of 2021, Montefranco had a population of 1,255 inhabitants.
== Etymology == According to the 19th-century account of Adone Palmieri, the commune was formerly known as Bufechia or Bufone. After resisting the arms of Spoleto, it was granted exemption from certain tribute payments by the Dukes of Spoleto. In 1290 it is said to have taken the name Montefranco, a reference to the "franchigie" (franchise, in the sense of permission or privilege) it enjoyed thereafter.