Cities in Italy Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Potenza ranks #1 with 819 m above sea level. L'Aquila is second with 714 m above sea level, 14.7% behind. The top five are Potenza, L'Aquila, Cuneo, Perugia and Biella. The median across all 74 is 47 m above sea level; Venice is last at 2 m above sea level.
- #1
- Potenza · 819 m above sea level
- Median
- 47 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 74 cities in Italy
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potenza | Italy | 819 |
| 2 | L'Aquila | Italy | 714 |
| 3 | Cuneo | Italy | 534 |
| 4 | Perugia | Italy | 493 |
| 5 | Biella | Italy | 420 |
| 6 | Varese | Italy | 382 |
| 7 | Avellino | Italy | 348 |
| 8 | Catanzaro | Italy | 342 |
| 9 | Merano | Italy | 325 |
| 10 | Siena | Italy | 322 |
| 11 | Arezzo | Italy | 296 |
| 12 | Bolzano | Italy | 262 |
| 13 | Bergamo | Italy | 249 |
| 14 | Turin | Italy | 239 |
| 15 | Agrigento | Italy | 230 |
| 16 | Sassari | Italy | 225 |
| 17 | Como | Italy | 201 |
| 18 | Novara | Italy | 162 |
| 19 | Monza | Italy | 162 |
| 20 | Andria | Italy | 151 |
| 21 | Milan | Italy | 138 |
| 22 | Terni | Italy | 130 |
| 23 | Asti | Italy | 123 |
| 24 | Udine | Italy | 113 |
| 25 | Carrara | Italy | 100 |
| 26 | Giugliano in Campania | Italy | 97 |
| 27 | Alessandria | Italy | 95 |
| 28 | Foggia | Italy | 76 |
| 29 | Prato | Italy | 72 |
| 30 | Parma | Italy | 69 |
| 31 | Reggio Emilia | Italy | 68 |
| 32 | Caserta | Italy | 68 |
| 33 | Piacenza | Italy | 61 |
| 34 | Verona | Italy | 59 |
| 35 | Florence | Italy | 50 |
| 36 | Lecce | Italy | 49 |
| 37 | Imola | Italy | 47 |
| 38 | Cremona | Italy | 47 |
| 39 | Gela | Italy | 46 |
| 40 | Cesena | Italy | 44 |
| 41 | Faenza | Italy | 44 |
| 42 | Vicenza | Italy | 39 |
| 43 | Forlì | Italy | 34 |
| 44 | Modena | Italy | 34 |
| 45 | Reggio Calabria | Italy | 31 |
| 46 | Latina | Italy | 21 |
| 47 | Rome | Italy | 21 |
| 48 | Genoa | Italy | 20 |
| 49 | Lucca | Italy | 19 |
| 50 | Naples | Italy | 17 |
| 51 | Syracuse | Italy | 17 |
| 52 | Ancona | Italy | 16 |
| 53 | Barletta | Italy | 15 |
| 54 | Taranto | Italy | 15 |
| 55 | Treviso | Italy | 15 |
| 56 | Sanremo | Italy | 15 |
| 57 | Palermo | Italy | 14 |
| 58 | Padua | Italy | 12 |
| 59 | Pescara | Italy | 11 |
| 60 | Imperia | Italy | 10 |
| 61 | Rimini | Italy | 10 |
| 62 | Ferrara | Italy | 9 |
| 63 | Molfetta | Italy | 8 |
| 64 | Crotone | Italy | 8 |
| 65 | Catania | Italy | 7 |
| 66 | Castellammare di Stabia | Italy | 6 |
| 67 | Savona | Italy | 4 |
| 68 | Ravenna | Italy | 4 |
| 69 | Pisa | Italy | 4 |
| 70 | Salerno | Italy | 4 |
| 71 | Messina | Italy | 3 |
| 72 | Livorno | Italy | 3 |
| 73 | Trieste | Italy | 2 |
| 74 | Venice | Italy | 2 |
About the top 10
#1 Potenza
Potenza ranks #1 on this list with 819 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 64,406 people (2023)
- Area
- 175.4 km²
- Density
- 367 people per km²
- Elevation
- 819 m
- Coordinates
- 40.63° N, 15.80° E
#2 L'Aquila
L'Aquila ranks #2 on this list with 714 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 69,558 people (2023)
- Area
- 473.9 km²
- Density
- 147 people per km²
- Elevation
- 714 m
- Founded
- 1201
- Coordinates
- 42.35° N, 13.39° E
#3 Cuneo
Cuneo ranks #3 on this list with 534 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 55,744 people (2023)
- Area
- 119 km²
- Density
- 468 people per km²
- Elevation
- 534 m
- Coordinates
- 44.38° N, 7.55° E
#4 Perugia
Perugia ranks #4 on this list with 493 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 161,748 people (2023)
- Area
- 449.5 km²
- Density
- 360 people per km²
- Elevation
- 493 m
- Coordinates
- 43.11° N, 12.39° E
#5 Biella
Biella ranks #5 on this list with 420 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 42,619 people (2023)
- Area
- 46.7 km²
- Density
- 913 people per km²
- Elevation
- 420 m
- Coordinates
- 45.57° N, 8.05° E
#6 Varese
Varese ranks #6 on this list with 382 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 78,409 people (2023)
- Area
- 54.8 km²
- Density
- 1,430 people per km²
- Elevation
- 382 m
- Coordinates
- 45.82° N, 8.83° E
#7 Avellino
Avellino ranks #7 on this list with 348 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 46,788 people (2021)
- Elevation
- 348 m
- Coordinates
- 40.91° N, 14.79° E
#8 Catanzaro
Catanzaro ranks #8 on this list with 342 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 84,670 people (2023)
- Area
- 112.7 km²
- Density
- 751 people per km²
- Elevation
- 342 m
- Coordinates
- 38.91° N, 16.59° E
#9 Merano
Merano ranks #9 on this list with 325 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 41,071 people (2023)
- Area
- 26.3 km²
- Density
- 1,559 people per km²
- Elevation
- 325 m
- Coordinates
- 46.67° N, 11.16° E
#10 Siena
Siena ranks #10 on this list with 322 m above sea level.
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 52,812 people (2023)
- Area
- 118.5 km²
- Density
- 446 people per km²
- Elevation
- 322 m
- Coordinates
- 43.32° N, 11.33° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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