Province of Arezzo

Province of Arezzo
Provincia di Arezzo (Italian)
Province
Valmarecchia
Valmarecchia
Flag of Province of Arezzo
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Arezzo
Coat of arms
Location of the province of Arezzo in Italy
Location of the province of Arezzo in Italy
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Capital(s)Arezzo
Municipalities36
Government
 • PresidentAlessandro Polcri
Area
[1]
 • Total
3,233.08 km2 (1,248.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
333,269
 • Density103.081/km2 (266.978/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Total€9.445 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€27,315 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
n/a
Telephone prefixn/a
Vehicle registrationAR
ISTAT code051

The province of Arezzo (Italian: provincia di Arezzo) is a province in the region of Tuscany in central Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo. The province is bordered by the regions of Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and the provinces Siena and Florence of Tuscany.[4] It has a population of 333,269 in an area of 3,233.08 square kilometres (1,248.30 mi2) across its 36 municipalities.[2][1]

The north of the province of Arezzo contains the Pratomagno and Casentino mountain ranges and valleys, and the southern areas of the region contain the fertile Tiber and Chiana valleys.[4]

The Romito di Laterina, the bridge in the background of the Mona Lisa, is located in the province of Arezzo, in the municipality of Laterina.[5]

History

The province capital Arezzo was a major Etruscan urban centre known as Aritim, and a wall was built around the province in this period of rule. In Roman times, the settlement was given the Latinized name Arretium and expanded down from the hills. Arretium assisted Ancient Rome in the Punic Wars against Ancient Carthage. After attacks from barbarians, the settlement mostly disappeared in around 400 AD.[4]

Towards the end of the 11th century, the settlement grew again into a city, despite being located near the powerful nations of Siena and Florence. Its location led to its ownership changing repeatedly; Florence owned the province after the Battle of Campaldino, later lost authority over it, and then annexed it again in 1384.[4] Florence possessed the province until 1859, when Tuscany was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia during the Risorgimento. The province is in close proximity to Camaldoli, ancestral seat of the Camaldolese monks.[4]

Government

List of presidents

Municipalities

The province has 36 municipalities:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1861221,815—    
1871237,522+7.1%
1881239,588+0.9%
1901272,403+13.7%
1911288,951+6.1%
1921305,189+5.6%
1931313,298+2.7%
1936319,754+2.1%
1951329,665+3.1%
1961308,964−6.3%
1971306,340−0.8%
1981313,157+2.2%
1991314,564+0.4%
2001323,288+2.8%
2011343,676+6.3%
2021334,926−2.5%
Source: ISTAT[6][7]

As of 2026, the population is 333,269, of which 49.3% are male, and 50.7% are female. Minors make up 13.6% of the population, and seniors make up 27.2%.[2]

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 14.3% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Albania, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.
  5. ↑ Giuffrida, Angela (2023-05-03). "Italian historian claims to have identified bridge in Mona Lisa backdrop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  6. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  8. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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