Fares (village)

Fares (Greek: Φαρές; Ancient Greek: Φαραί, romanized: Pharai; Latin: Pharae) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Farres, Achaea, Greek. It is located on the left bank of the river Peiros, 2 km southeast of Isoma and 17 km south of Patras. The community includes the village Prevedos. Prevedos is on the Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli).

Fares Φαρές
Community
Fares
Coordinates: 38°5′N 21°43′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Achaea
Municipality	Erymanthos
Municipal unit	Farres
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	500
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	AX

History

Fares is named after the ancient town Pharae, which might be named after the Greek mythological figure Pharis, son of Hermes and the Danaid Philodameia.^[2] Pharae was located 150 stadia (28 km) from Patras and 70 stadia (13 km) from the sea, and was built by the banks of the river Peiros.^[3] It was part of the Achaean Dynasty and later the Achaean League.

Population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	495	-
1991	587	-
2001	476	528
2011	466	519
2021	470	500

See also

• List of settlements in Achaea
• Pharae

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 4. 30. 2 and 7. 22. 5.
3. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 22. 1.