A
località, in Italy
, is the name
given to inhabited places that are not accorded a more significant
distinction in administrative law such as a frazione, comune, municipio, circoscrizione, or quartiere. The word is
cognate to English
locality.
ISTAT defines
località
abitata (inhabited locality) as an "area of more or less size,
normally known by its own name, on which are situated either
grouped or scattered houses." Three types of inhabited locality are
distinguished: inhabited center (
centro abitato),
inhabited nucleus (
nucleo abitato), and scattered houses
(
case sparse).
Most
comuni have several
località, occasionally
several dozens, while some have none. The subdivision is optional.
In practice, most
località are small habitations, hamlets,
and occasionally a mere clump of houses.
See also