Province of Arezzo

The province of Arezzo (Italian: provincia di Arezzo) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo. The province is bordered by the regions of Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and the provinces Siena and Florence of Tuscany.^[2] It has an area of 3,233 square kilometres (1,248 sq mi) and a total population of about 344,000 in 36 comuni (sg.: comune).^[3][4]

Province of Arezzo Provincia di Arezzo (Italian)
Province
Valmarecchia
Flag Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Arezzo in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Capital(s)	Arezzo
Comuni	36
Government
• President	Silvia Chiassai Martini
Area
• Total	3,233 km2 (1,248 sq mi)
Population  (31 August 2017)
• Total	343,676
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€9.445 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€27,315 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	n/a
Telephone prefix	n/a
Vehicle registration	AR
ISTAT	051

The north of the province of Arezzo contains the Pratomagno and Casentino mountain ranges and valleys, and the southern areas of the region contain the fertile Tiber and Chiana valleys.^[2] The province capital Arezzo was a major Etruscan urban centre known as Aritim, and a wall was built around the province in this period of rule. In Roman times, the settlement was given the Latinized name Arretium and expanded down from the hills. Arretium assisted Ancient Rome in the Punic Wars against Ancient Carthage. After attacks from barbarians, the settlement mostly disappeared in around 400 AD.^[2]

Towards the end of the 11th century, the settlement grew again into a city, despite being located near the powerful nations of Siena and Florence. Its location led to its ownership changing repeatedly; Florence owned the province after the Battle of Campaldino, later lost authority over it, and then annexed it again in 1384.^[2] Florence possessed the province until 1859, when Tuscany was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia during the Risorgimento. The province is in close proximity to Camaldoli, ancestral seat of the Camaldolese monks.^[2]

The Romito di Laterina, the bridge in the background of the Mona Lisa, is located in the province of Arezzo, in the municipality of Laterina.^[5]

Communes

The main comuni by population are:^[4]

Comune	Population
Arezzo	100,734
Montevarchi	24,119
Cortona	23,031
San Giovanni Valdarno	17,190
Sansepolcro	16,391
Castiglion Fiorentino	13,529
Bibbiena	12,735
Terranuova Bracciolini	12,172
Bucine	10,178
Cavriglia	9,282
Foiano della Chiana	9,423
Civitella in Val di Chiana	9,143
Monte San Savino	8,687

Government

List of presidents of the province of Arezzo

	President	Term start	Term end	Party
	Franco Parigi	1985	1990	Italian Communist Party
	Mauro Tarchi	1990	1995	Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left
		1995	1999
	Vincenzo Ceccarelli	1999	2004	Democrats of the Left Democratic Party
		2004	2009
	Roberto Vasai	2009	2014	Democratic Party
		2014	2018
	Silvia Chiassai Martini	2018	Incumbent	Independent (centre-right)