Elevation
Italy's highest towns
The highest comuni in our catalogue, ranked by official ISTAT elevation. 60 towns shown, each above 800 m.
- 1.LivignoSondrio · Lombardy1,816 m
- 2.AyasAosta Valley · Aosta Valley1,710 m
- 3.Corvara in BadiaBolzano · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,568 m
- 4.MadesimoSondrio · Lombardy1,550 m
- 5.CogneAosta Valley · Aosta Valley1,534 m
- 6.ValtournencheAosta Valley · Aosta Valley1,524 m
- 7.CanazeiTrento · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,465 m
- 8.La ThuileAosta Valley · Aosta Valley1,441 m
- 9.CapracottaIsernia · Molise1,421 m
- 10.UsseauxTorino · Piedmont1,416 m
- 11.PescocostanzoL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,395 m
- 12.Abetone CutiglianoPistoia · Tuscany1,388 m
- 13.Gressoney-Saint-JeanAosta Valley · Aosta Valley1,385 m
- 14.OvindoliL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,375 m
- 15.Castel del MonteL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,346 m
- 16.LusernaTrento · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,333 m
- 17.MacugnagaVerbano-Cusio-Ossola · Piedmont1,327 m
- 18.RivisondoliL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,320 m
- 19.OstanaCuneo · Piedmont1,280 m
- 20.EtroublesAosta Valley · Aosta Valley1,280 m
- 21.Ponte di LegnoBrescia · Lombardy1,257 m
- 22.ToblachBolzano · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,256 m
- 23.Santo Stefano di SessanioL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,250 m
- 24.SappadaUdine · Friuli-Venezia Giulia1,250 m
- 25.RoccarasoL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,236 m
- 26.St. UlrichBolzano · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,236 m
- 27.BormioSondrio · Lombardy1,225 m
- 28.CourmayeurAosta Valley · Aosta Valley1,224 m
- 29.Cortina d'AmpezzoBelluno · Veneto1,224 m
- 30.SaurisUdine · Friuli-Venezia Giulia1,212 m
- 31.CalascioL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,200 m
- 32.Alagna ValsesiaVercelli · Piedmont1,191 m
- 33.PescopennataroIsernia · Molise1,190 m
- 34.MoenaTrento · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,184 m
- 35.InnichenBolzano · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,175 m
- 36.LavaroneTrento · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,172 m
- 37.PescasseroliL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,167 m
- 38.FenestrelleTorino · Piedmont1,154 m
- 39.FalcadeBelluno · Veneto1,148 m
- 40.Petralia SopranaPalermo · Sicily1,147 m
- 41.Rocca PietoreBelluno · Veneto1,143 m
- 42.Civitella AlfedenaL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,123 m
- 43.TroinaEnna · Sicily1,121 m
- 44.CappadociaL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,102 m
- 45.PietrapertosaPotenza · Basilicata1,088 m
- 46.Geraci SiculoPalermo · Sicily1,077 m
- 47.Castelvecchio CalvisioL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,067 m
- 48.BarreaL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,066 m
- 49.Campo di GioveL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,064 m
- 50.KastelruthBolzano · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,060 m
- 51.ScannoL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,057 m
- 52.San Giovanni in FioreCosenza · Calabria1,049 m
- 53.Alessandria del CarrettoCosenza · Calabria1,043 m
- 54.AndaloTrento · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol1,042 m
- 55.ScontroneL'Aquila · Abruzzo1,038 m
- 56.SestolaModena · Emilia-Romagna1,020 m
- 57.Santo Stefano d'AvetoGenova · Liguria1,012 m
- 58.GangiPalermo · Sicily1,011 m
- 59.San Vito di CadoreBelluno · Veneto1,011 m
- 60.PietracamelaTeramo · Abruzzo1,005 m
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