Ocre

Ocre is a comune (municipality) and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Ocre
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Ocre
Italian comune.image_skyline: San Martino (Ocre).jpg
Italian comune.image_shield: Ocre-Stemma.png
Italian comune.province: (AQ)
Italian comune.frazioni: Cavalletto, San Felice, San Martino, San Panfilo d'Ocre (sede comunale), Valle
Italian comune.mayor: Fausto Fracassi
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 23.56
Italian comune.population_total: 1116
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Italian comune.population_demonym: Ocrensi
Italian comune.elevation_m

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Description and history
Geography
People
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Ocre is a comune (municipality) and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.

==Description and history== Its approximate 1,000 inhabitants reside in several small villages scattered across the mid-to–low L’Aquila basin, about southeast of Abruzzo's regional capital. The town hall offices are located in San Panfilo d’Ocre. It belongs to the Amiternina mountain community and part of the territory lies in the Sirente Velino Regional Park.