Francavilla Angitola is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia

Province of Vibo Valentia

The Province of Vibo Valentia is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Calabria

Calabria

Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....

, located about 30 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km northeast of Vibo Valentia

Vibo Valentia

Vibo Valentia is a city and comune in the Calabria region of southern Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital of the province of Vibo Valentia, and is an agricultural, commercial and tourist center . There are also several large manufacturing industries, including the tuna district of...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,093 and an area of 28.3 km².

Francavilla Angitola borders the following municipalities: Curinga

Curinga

Curinga is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-1980 train crash:On November 21, 1980, a Rome-Syracuse passenger train hit the cars of a freight train from Catania, killing 20 people and injuring 112....

, Filadelfia

Filadelfia (VV)

Filadelfia is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 30 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km northeast of Vibo Valentia. The city was built in 1783 by the people of Castelmonardo, on land that was 6 km. away from their city that was...

, Maierato

Maierato

Maierato is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 40 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 11 km northeast of Vibo Valentia...

, Pizzo

Pizzo, Calabria

Pizzo is a seaport and comune in the province of Vibo Valentia , situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Santa Eufemia.Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tuna and coral.-History:...

, Polia

Polia

Polia is a comune in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 30 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 km northeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,224 and an area of 31.8 km².Polia's origins date back to V|VIII...

.

In the località

Località

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 of Ponte Angitola, in the comune, is the Roman

Ancient Rome

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settlement and river crossing named Ad Fluvium Angitulam or Annicia.