Paese

Paese
Comune
Comune di Paese
Paese

Location of Paese in Italy

Coordinates: 45°40′N 12°9′E / 45.667°N 12.150°ECoordinates: 45°40′N 12°9′E / 45.667°N 12.150°E
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Province of Treviso (TV)
Frazioni Castagnole, Padernello, Porcellengo, Postioma
Area
  Total 38.0 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation 73 m (240 ft)
Lowest elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Population (December 2004)
  Total 19,898
  Density 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 31038
Dialing code 0422
Website Official website

Paese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Venice and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Treviso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 19,898 and an area of 38.0 square kilometres (14.7 sq mi).[1]

Geography

The municipality of Paese contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Castagnole, Padernello, Porcellengo and Postioma.

Paese borders the following municipalities: Istrana, Morgano, Ponzano Veneto, Quinto di Treviso, Trevignano, Treviso, Volpago del Montello.

The people of Paese speak both Italian and dialetto veneto (the dialect of the Veneto region).

Demographic evolution

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

Media related to Paese at Wikimedia Commons