A province of the Italian Republic is composed of many municipalities (comune). Usually several provinces … See more

Based on the most recent legislation, contained in the law of 7 April 2014 n. 56, the council and the presidents of the provinces of the regions with ordinary statute are elected by restricted suffrage by the mayor… See more

Note: the data is updated as of 1 January 2021
• Sardinia — following the outcome of the regional referendums of 2012 it was decreed that such institutions should be reformed o… See more

In 1861, at the birth of the Kingdom of Italy, there were 59 provinces. However, at that time the national territory was smaller than the current one: regions of Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and … See more

• Province of Aosta (Italian: Provincia di Aosta) (1927–1945). Became the Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley in 1948.
• Province of Terra di Lavoro (Italian: Provincia di Terra di Lavoro) (1861–1927). It was divid… See more

Provinces are often deemed useless by its critics, and many proposals have been made in the 2010s to eliminate them. The difficulty of changing the Constitution of Italy and the opposition of groups of politicians and citizen… See more

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