| Portalbera | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Portalbera | |
  Portalbera Location of Portalbera in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′N9°19′E / 45.100°N 9.317°E Coordinates: 45°6′N9°19′E / 45.100°N 9.317°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Pavia (PV) |
| Frazioni | San Pietro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 1,434 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 27040 |
| Dialing code | 0385 |
Portalbera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,434 and an area of 4.7 km². [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy; its capital is Pavia. As of 2015, the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of 2,968.64 square kilometres (1,146.20 sq mi); the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Italian Alps and surrounded by several islands. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and traversed along its length by the Apennines, Italy has a largely temperate seasonal climate. The country covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares open land borders with France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
The municipality of Portalbera contains the frazione (subdivision) San Pietro.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Portalbera borders the following municipalities: Arena Po, Spessa, Stradella.
Arena Po is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,595 and an area of 22.3 km².
Spessa is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, which is located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 545 and an area of 12.2 km².
Stradella is a town and comune of the Oltrepò Pavese in the Province of Pavia in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is situated in the Padan Plain, about 5 km (3 mi) south of the river Po.
