// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Frazione say? It's a fraction of the fun.
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A frazione (pl.: frazioni, cognate with English fraction) is a type of subdivision of a comune ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town, similar to a suburb or exurb. Most frazioni were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territorial subdivisions in the country.
In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a frazione is officially called hameau in French. In South Tyrol, a frazione is called Fraktion in German and frazion in Ladin.
Description
[edit]The term is used to denote an inhabited area within a comune's territory, such as a town, village, hamlet, or locality, distinct from the capoluogo (municipal seat) due to geographical separation, historical development, or natural settlement patterns.[1] Frazioni vary in size, ranging from small villages to large towns such as Ostia (frazione of Rome), and may have some administrative and financial autonomy.[2]
