Àssoro
Àsaru (Sicilian) | |
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| Comune di Àssoro | |
 View of Aidone | |
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| Coordinates: 37°38′N 14°25′E / 37.633°N 14.417°E / 37.633; 14.417 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Enna (EN) |
| Frazioni | Cuticchi, San Giorgio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Licciardo |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.15 km2 (43.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2026)2 | |
• Total | 4,749 |
| • Density | 42.35/km2 (109.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Assorini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 94010 |
| Dialing code | 0935 |
| Patron saint | Saint Petronilla |
| Saint day | 31 May |
| Website | Official website |
Assoro (Sicilian: Àsaru, Latin: Assorus, Greek: Assoros) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Enna in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. It has 4,749 inhabitants.2
The town-site of Assoro occupies the site of ancient Assorus.3
The fight to take the heights of Assoro during WWII figured prominently in Farley Mowat’s account of his wartime service, And No Birds Sang.
Among the main sights in the town is the 12th-century Basilica di San Leone.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 4,749, of which 49.7% are male, and 50.3% are female. Minors make up 13.2% of the population, and seniors make up 27.3%.2
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 5.0% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, Romania, Belgium, France, and Tunisia.6
References
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- "Resident population". ISTAT.
- Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
- "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.