# Francica

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Comune in Calabria, Italy

Francica Comune Comune di Francica Francica Location of Francica in Italy Show map of Italy Francica Francica (Calabria) Show map of Calabria Coordinates: 38°37′N 16°6′E / 38.617°N 16.100°E / 38.617; 16.100 Country Italy Region Calabria Province Province of Vibo Valentia (VV) Area [1] • Total 22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi) Population (Dec. 2004)[2] • Total ~2,000 Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 89851 Dialing code 0963

**Francica** is a *[comune](/source/Comune)* (municipality) in the [Province of Vibo Valentia](/source/Province_of_Vibo_Valentia) in the [Italian](/source/Italy) region [Calabria](/source/Calabria), located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of [Catanzaro](/source/Catanzaro) and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of [Vibo Valentia](/source/Vibo_Valentia). As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,666 and an area of 22.7 square kilometres (8.8 mi2).[3]

Francica borders the following municipalities: [Gerocarne](/source/Gerocarne), [Mileto](/source/Mileto), [San Costantino Calabro](/source/San_Costantino_Calabro), [San Gregorio d'Ippona](/source/San_Gregorio_d'Ippona), [Stefanaconi](/source/Stefanaconi), [Vibo Valentia](/source/Vibo_Valentia).

## Demographic evolution

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1861 1,264 — 1871 1,194 −5.5% 1881 1,258 +5.4% 1901 1,539 +22.3% 1911 1,686 +9.6% Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,889 +12.0% 1931 1,881 −0.4% 1936 1,898 +0.9% 1951 2,225 +17.2% 1961 2,052 −7.8% Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,918 −6.5% 1981 1,781 −7.1% 1991 1,852 +4.0% 2001 1,670 −9.8% Source: Data from ISTAT

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v20_2-0)** ["Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018"](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-istat_3-0)** All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

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