Province of Siena

Province of Siena
Province

Palazzo Reale in Siena, the provincial seat.

Coat of arms

Map highlighting the location of the province of Siena in Italy
Country  Italy
Region Tuscany
Capital(s) Siena
Comuni 36
Government
  President Fabrizio Nepi (PD)
Area
  Total 3,821 km2 (1,475 sq mi)
Population (31 May 2009)
  Total 270,333
  Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 53010-53015, 53017-53025, 53027,
53030-53031, 53034-53037, 53040-53043,
53045, 53047-53049, 53100
Telephone prefix 0577, 0578
Vehicle registration SI
ISTAT 052

The Province of Siena (Italian: Provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.

Geography

The province is divided into seven historical areas:

  1. Alta Val d'Elsa
  2. Chianti senese
  3. The urban area of (Monteriggioni and Siena)
  4. Val di Merse
  5. Crete senesi Val d'Arbia
  6. Val di Chiana senese
  7. Val d'Orcia and Amiata

The area is a hilly one: in the north is Colline del Chianti; Monte Amiata is the highest point at 1,738 metres (5,702 ft); and in the south is Monte Cetona. To the west are the Colline Metallifere (“Metallic Hills”), whilst the Val di Chiana lies to east.

Historically, the province corresponds to the former Republic of Siena.

The chief occupations are agricultural (wheat, grapes and fruit) and silk culture. The wine known as Chianti is produced here as well as in other parts of Tuscany: the Chianti Colli Senesi, however, is limited to this province.

Apart from the city of Siena the principal towns are Poggibonsi, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Montepulciano, Chiusi, and San Gimignano.

Val d'Orcia with Monte Amiata, view to the west from La Foce

Comuni

There are 36 comuni (singular: comune) in the province .

The main comuni by population, As of 2015, are:

Comune Population
Siena 53,893
Poggibonsi 29,634
Colle di Val d'Elsa 21,314
Montepulciano 13,883
Sinalunga 12,482
Chiusi

This is the complete list of comuni in the province of Siena:

Frazioni

This is the complete list of the frazioni (singular: frazione) – towns and villages – in the province of Siena:

  • Abbadia
  • Abbadia a Isola
  • Acquaviva
  • Adine
  • Ama
  • Ancaiano
  • Anqua
  • Arbia
  • Armaiolo
  • Badia a Elmi-Canonica
  • Badia a Montemuro
  • Badesse
  • Bagnaia
  • Bagni San Filippo
  • Bagno Vignoni
  • Barbischio
  • Belforte
  • Belverde
  • Bettolle
  • Bibbiano, Buonconvento
  • Bibbiano, Colle di Val d'Elsa
  • Borgatello
  • Brenna
  • Camigliano
  • Campiglia dei Foci
  • Campiglia d'Orcia
  • Campriano
  • Casanova
  • Casciano di Murlo
  • Casetta
  • Castagnoli
  • Castellina Scalo
  • Castelmuzio
  • Castelnuovo dell'Abate
  • Castelnuovo Scalo
  • Castel San Gimignano
  • Castiglioncello del Trinoro
  • Cavallano
  • Celle sul Rigo
  • Chiusi Scalo
  • Chiusure
  • Ciciano
  • Collalto
  • Colle Petroso
  • Contignano
  • Crevole
  • Cuna
  • Farnetella
  • Fontazzi
  • Fonterutoli
  • Frassini
  • Frontignano
  • Frosini
  • Gallina
  • Gracciano
  • Gracciano d'Elsa
  • Guazzino
  • Iesa
  • Isola d'Arbia
  • La Befa
  • La Fratta
  • L'Amorosa
  • Lecchi di Staggia
  • Lecchi in Chianti
  • Le Grazie
  • Lilliano
  • Lornano
  • Lucarelli
  • Lucignano d'Arbia
  • Lucignano d'Asso
  • Lucignano in Chianti
  • Lupompesi
  • Macciano
  • Mensanello
  • Mensano
  • Modanella
  • Miniere di Murlo
  • Montalcinello
  • Montallese
  • Montelifré
  • Montaperti
  • Montefollonico
  • Montepertuso
  • Montepescini
  • Montepulciano Stazione
  • Montegrossi
  • Monterinaldi
  • Monterongriffoli
  • Montevenere
  • Monte Amiata Scalo
  • Monteguidi
  • Monti
  • Monticchiello
  • Montisi
  • Nusenna
  • Orgia
  • Palagio
  • Palazzetto
  • Palazzone
  • Pancole
  • Petroio
  • Pianella
  • Piazza
  • Piazze
  • Pievasciata
  • Pievescola
  • Poggio Rosa
  • Poggio San Polo
  • Poggio Santa Cecilia
  • Poggiobrucoli
  • Poggiolodoli
  • Ponte a Bozzone
  • Ponte a Tressa
  • Ponte d'Arbia
  • Quartaia
  • Querce al Pino
  • Quercegrossa
  • Quinciano
  • Radi
  • Rencine
  • Rietine
  • Rigomagno
  • Rocca d'Orcia
  • Rosia
  • San Fedele
  • San Gimignanello
  • San Giovanni a Cerreto
  • San Giovanni, Siena
  • San Giusto
  • San Gusmè
  • San Leonino
  • San Lorenzo a Merse
  • San Martino
  • San Regolo
  • San Rocco a Pilli
  • San Sano
  • San Vincenti
  • Sant'Albino
  • Sant'Andrea a Montecchio
  • Sant'Angelo in Colle
  • Sant'Angelo Scalo
  • Santa Colomba
  • Santa Lucia
  • Santo Stefano
  • Saragiolo
  • Scalvaia
  • Scrofiano
  • Selvole
  • Serre di Rapolano
  • Staggia Senese
  • Starda
  • Stigliano, Sovicille
  • Strove
  • Talciona
  • Taverne d'Arbia
  • Tegoia
  • Tocchi
  • Tognazza
  • Torre a Castello
  • Torrenieri
  • Torri
  • Ulignano
  • Uopini
  • Vagliagli
  • Valiano
  • Vallerano
  • Vergelle
  • Vertine
  • Vescovado di Murlo
  • Villa a Sesta
  • Ville di Corsano
  • Vivo d'Orcia
  • Volpaia
  • Volte Basse

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