Highest Major Cities in Italy

Cities in Italy with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

San Giovanni in Fiore17,358 people · Calabria

1,017 m

Enna22,998 people · Sicily

935 m

Bronte19,074 people · Sicily

780 m

Potenza56,433 people · Basilicate

760 m

L'Aquila33,691 people · Abruzzo

728 m

Piazza Armerina17,736 people · Sicily

703 m

Avezzano37,808 people · Abruzzo

688 m

Campobasso49,230 people · Molise

675 m

San Cataldo22,079 people · Sicily

650 m

Aosta35,261 people · Aosta Valley

585 m

Caltanissetta62,797 people · Sicily

579 m

San Giovanni Rotondo27,124 people · Apulia

570 m

Rocca di Papa15,036 people · Lazio

567 m

Bressanone15,868 people · Trentino-Alto Adige

563 m

Adrano34,446 people · Sicily

562 m

Belpasso16,319 people · Sicily

559 m

Ragusa74,251 people · Sicily

540 m

Nuoro35,948 people · Sardinia

535 m

Biancavilla23,188 people · Sicily

519 m

Caltagirone38,391 people · Sicily

509 m

Santeramo in Colle24,922 people · Apulia

496 m

Cuneo55,980 people · Piedmont

489 m

Perugia120,137 people · Umbria

482 m

Isernia16,945 people · Molise

479 m

San Sebastiano23,228 people · Lombardy

476 m

Altamura70,539 people · Apulia

475 m

Vibo Valentia19,263 people · Calabria

470 m

Lumezzane23,712 people · Lombardy

467 m

Canicattì32,918 people · Sicily

458 m

Genzano di Roma20,582 people · Lazio

442 m

Eppan15,062 people · Trentino-Alto Adige

433 m

Martina Franca37,685 people · Apulia

427 m

Mascalucia32,179 people · Sicily

425 m

Noci15,383 people · Apulia

422 m

Biella43,030 people · Piedmont

420 m

Mondovì21,880 people · Piedmont

418 m

Ariccia17,487 people · Lazio

415 m

Sulmona21,086 people · Abruzzo

410 m

Matera60,403 people · Basilicate

399 m

Belluno25,064 people · Veneto

398 m

Rieti39,068 people · Lazio

395 m

Varese80,588 people · Lombardy

389 m

Albano Laziale26,684 people · Lazio

382 m

Castrovillari20,334 people · Calabria

382 m

Pinerolo30,866 people · Piedmont

379 m

Rivoli48,629 people · Piedmont

376 m

Putignano23,661 people · Apulia

371 m

Gravina in Puglia42,210 people · Apulia

368 m

Cantù39,917 people · Lombardy

362 m

Gioia del Colle24,184 people · Apulia

362 m

Highlights

Within Italy, San Giovanni in Fiore ranks first in 2026 with 1,017 m, followed by Enna (935 m) and Bronte (780 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,017 m (San Giovanni in Fiore) to 362 m (Gioia del Colle), with a median of 476 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Italy, San Giovanni in Fiore ranks first in 2026 with 1,017 m, followed by Enna (935 m) and Bronte (780 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,017 m (San Giovanni in Fiore) to 362 m (Gioia del Colle), with a median of 476 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.