Cities in Italy Ranked by Land area
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Rome ranks #1 with 1,287 km². That is 1.7 times Free Territory of Trieste in second place (738 km²). The top five are Rome, Free Territory of Trieste, Ravenna, Sassari and Foggia. The median across all 74 is 155.1 km²; Castellammare di Stabia is last at 17.8 km².
- #1
- Rome · 1,287 km²
- Median
- 155.1 km²
- Coverage
- 74 cities in Italy
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rome | Italy | 1,287 |
| 2 | Free Territory of Trieste | Italy | 738 |
| 3 | Ravenna | Italy | 653.8 |
| 4 | Sassari | Italy | 547 |
| 5 | Foggia | Italy | 509.3 |
| 6 | L'Aquila | Italy | 473.9 |
| 7 | Perugia | Italy | 449.5 |
| 8 | Venice | Italy | 415.9 |
| 9 | Ferrara | Italy | 404.4 |
| 10 | Andria | Italy | 402.9 |
| 11 | Arezzo | Italy | 384.7 |
| 12 | Gela | Italy | 279.1 |
| 13 | Latina | Italy | 277.6 |
| 14 | Parma | Italy | 260.6 |
| 15 | Taranto | Italy | 249.9 |
| 16 | Cesena | Italy | 249.5 |
| 17 | Agrigento | Italy | 245.3 |
| 18 | Genoa | Italy | 240.3 |
| 19 | Lecce | Italy | 238.9 |
| 20 | Reggio Calabria | Italy | 236 |
| 21 | Reggio Emilia | Italy | 230.7 |
| 22 | Forlì | Italy | 228.2 |
| 23 | Faenza | Italy | 215.8 |
| 24 | Messina | Italy | 213.8 |
| 25 | Terni | Italy | 212.4 |
| 26 | Syracuse | Italy | 207.8 |
| 27 | Imola | Italy | 205 |
| 28 | Alessandria | Italy | 203.6 |
| 29 | Verona | Italy | 198.9 |
| 30 | Lucca | Italy | 185.8 |
| 31 | Pisa | Italy | 185.1 |
| 32 | Modena | Italy | 183.2 |
| 33 | Crotone | Italy | 182 |
| 34 | Milan | Italy | 181.7 |
| 35 | Catania | Italy | 180.9 |
| 36 | Potenza | Italy | 175.4 |
| 37 | Palermo | Italy | 158.9 |
| 38 | Asti | Italy | 151.3 |
| 39 | Barletta | Italy | 149.4 |
| 40 | Rimini | Italy | 135.7 |
| 41 | Turin | Italy | 130 |
| 42 | Ancona | Italy | 124.8 |
| 43 | Naples | Italy | 119 |
| 44 | Cuneo | Italy | 119 |
| 45 | Siena | Italy | 118.5 |
| 46 | Piacenza | Italy | 118.2 |
| 47 | Catanzaro | Italy | 112.7 |
| 48 | Livorno | Italy | 104.7 |
| 49 | Novara | Italy | 103.1 |
| 50 | Florence | Italy | 102.3 |
| 51 | Prato | Italy | 97.4 |
| 52 | Giugliano in Campania | Italy | 94.6 |
| 53 | Padua | Italy | 93 |
| 54 | Trieste | Italy | 85.1 |
| 55 | Vicenza | Italy | 80.6 |
| 56 | Carrara | Italy | 71 |
| 57 | Cremona | Italy | 69.7 |
| 58 | Savona | Italy | 65.3 |
| 59 | Salerno | Italy | 59.9 |
| 60 | Molfetta | Italy | 59 |
| 61 | Udine | Italy | 57.2 |
| 62 | Sanremo | Italy | 56 |
| 63 | Treviso | Italy | 55.6 |
| 64 | Varese | Italy | 54.8 |
| 65 | Caserta | Italy | 54.1 |
| 66 | Bolzano | Italy | 52.3 |
| 67 | Biella | Italy | 46.7 |
| 68 | Imperia | Italy | 45 |
| 69 | Bergamo | Italy | 39 |
| 70 | Como | Italy | 37.1 |
| 71 | Pescara | Italy | 34.4 |
| 72 | Monza | Italy | 33.1 |
| 73 | Merano | Italy | 26.3 |
| 74 | Castellammare di Stabia | Italy | 17.8 |
About the top 10
#1 Rome
Rome ranks #1 on this list with 1,287 km².
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 2,748,109 people (2023)
- Area
- 1,287 km²
- Density
- 2,135 people per km²
- Elevation
- 21 m
- Founded
- 752 BCE
- Coordinates
- 41.89° N, 12.48° E
Also ranks #9 in founded · #69 in latitude · #126 in elevation.
#2 Free Territory of Trieste
Free Territory of Trieste ranks #2 on this list with 738 km².
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 330,000 people (1949)
- Area
- 738 km²
- Density
- 447 people per km²
- Founded
- 1947
- Coordinates
- 45.68° N, 13.75° E
#3 Ravenna
Ravenna ranks #3 on this list with 653.8 km².
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 155,751 people (2023)
- Area
- 653.8 km²
- Density
- 238 people per km²
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Coordinates
- 44.42° N, 12.20° E
#4 Sassari
Sassari ranks #4 on this list with 547 km².
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 121,021 people (2023)
- Area
- 547 km²
- Density
- 221 people per km²
- Elevation
- 225 m
- Coordinates
- 40.73° N, 8.56° E
#5 Foggia
Foggia ranks #5 on this list with 509.3 km².
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 145,348 people (2023)
- Area
- 509.3 km²
- Density
- 285 people per km²
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Coordinates
- 41.46° N, 15.55° E
#6 L'Aquila
L'Aquila ranks #6 on this list with 473.9 km².
- 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
#7 Perugia
Perugia ranks #7 on this list with 449.5 km².
- 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
#8 Venice
Venice ranks #8 on this list with 415.9 km².
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 250,369 people (2023)
- Area
- 415.9 km²
- Density
- 602 people per km²
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Founded
- 421
- Coordinates
- 45.44° N, 12.33° E
#9 Ferrara
Ferrara ranks #9 on this list with 404.4 km².
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 129,340 people (2023)
- Area
- 404.4 km²
- Density
- 320 people per km²
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Coordinates
- 44.84° N, 11.62° E
#10 Andria
Andria ranks #10 on this list with 402.9 km².
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 97,146 people (2023)
- Area
- 402.9 km²
- Density
- 241 people per km²
- Elevation
- 151 m
- Coordinates
- 41.23° N, 16.31° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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