San Michele Tiorre

San Michele Tiorre
San Michele Tiorre
Frazione
	OSM map of San Michele Tiorre including ; the nearby villages of Ca' Cotti and Parigi
	San Michele Tiorre Location of San Michele Tiorre in Italy
	Coordinates: 44°41′19.1″N10°15′43.2″E / 44.688639°N 10.262000°E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Parma (PR)
Comune	Felino
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	2,384
Demonym	San Michelesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	43035
Dialing code	(+39) 0521
Patron saint	St. Odile
Website	Official website
	gazzetta di parma del 15.03.2017

Last updated December 10, 2025

San Michele Tiorre, also known as Tiorre,^[4] is an Italian village and the major hamlet ( frazione ) of Felino, a municipality in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna. As of 2009 its population was 1,495.^[1]^[2]

History

The village, first mentioned in a parchment of 1092, grew around the castle of Tiorre, located on a hill and nowadays in ruins. Part of Felino from 1806, year of establishment of the municipality, San Michele Tiorre grew urbanistically in the last decades of the 20th century, increasing the population.^[4]

Geography

San Michele is located 17 km in south of Parma, in the middle of a plain between the rivers Baganza and Parma, close to Cinghio creek and below the Northern Apennines. The nearest settlements are the villages of Ca' Cotti, Parigi, La Resga, Pilastro (2 km east, in the comune of Langhirano), and Felino (1.7 km west).

The industrial (north) and the residential (south) areas are separated by the provincial highway SP32, that crosses the village in the middle. Another highway serving San Michele di Tiorre is the SP 665R/var.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1910^[4]	1,730	—
1970^[4]	900	−48.0%
2001^[4]	1,800	+100.0%
2014^[4]	2,384	+32.4%

References

1 2 (in Italian) Info at italia.indettaglio.it
1 2 (in Italian) San Michele Tiorre (Portale Abruzzo)
↑ (in Italian) Parish church of San Michele Tiorre
1 2 3 4 5 6 (in Italian) History of San Michele Tiorre
↑ 784131508 San Michele Tiorre on OpenStreetMap

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[itind-1] 1 2 (in Italian) Info at italia.indettaglio.it

[portabr-2] 1 2 (in Italian) San Michele Tiorre (Portale Abruzzo)

[3] (in Italian) Parish church of San Michele Tiorre

[smt-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 (in Italian) History of San Michele Tiorre

[5] 784131508 San Michele Tiorre on OpenStreetMap

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