Faicchio

Faicchio
Comune
Comune di Faicchio
Faicchio Location of Faicchio in Italy Faicchio Faicchio (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°17′N 14°29′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Benevento (BN)
Frazioni	Fontanavecchia, Santa Lucia, Cortesano, Faicchio centro, Massa, Marafi, Casali, Macchia, Caudara
Government
• Mayor	Nino Lombardi
Area
• Total	43.9 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Highest elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Lowest elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (1 January 2020)
• Total	3,528
• Density	80.4/km2 (208/sq mi)
Demonym	Faicchiani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	82030
Dialing code	0824
ISTAT code	062029
Patron saint	John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June
Website	Official website

Faicchio is a small village in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region of Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento.

Faicchio borders the following villages: Cusano Mutri, Gioia Sannitica, Puglianello, Ruviano, San Lorenzello, San Salvatore Telesino.

Faicchio is located a few kilometers from Terme di Telese.

Notable people

• Eugenio Bianchi, theoretical physicist born in Faicchio
• Luigi Palmieri, physicist, meteorologist, politician born in Faicchio and died in Naples.
• Clotilde Micheli, founder of the Sisters of the Angels, is buried in Faicchio.