Francica

{{Infobox Italian comune | name = Francica | official_name = Comune di Francica | native_name = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|38|37|N|16|6|E|type:city(1,666)_region:IT|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = [[Calabria]] | province = [[Province of Vibo Valentia]] (VV) | frazioni = | mayor_party = | mayor = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 22.7 | population_footnotes = | population_total = ~2000 | population_as_of = Dec. 2004 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = | day = | postal_code = 89851 | area_code = 0963 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Francica''' is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Vibo Valentia]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Calabria]], located about {{convert|50|km|mi}} southwest of [[Catanzaro]] and about {{convert|6|km|mi|0}} south of [[Vibo Valentia]]. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,666 and an area of {{convert|22.7|km2|mi2}}.<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>

Francica borders the following municipalities: [[Gerocarne]], [[Mileto]], [[San Costantino Calabro]], [[San Gregorio d'Ippona]], [[Stefanaconi]], [[Vibo Valentia]].

== Demographic evolution == {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |graph-pos=bottom |1861|1264 |1871|1194 |1881|1258 |1901|1539 |1911|1686 |1921|1889 |1931|1881 |1936|1898 |1951|2225 |1961|2052 |1971|1918 |1981|1781 |1991|1852 |2001|1670 | source=Data from ISTAT }}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Calabria]]