Carpinone

Carpinone
Comune
Comune di Carpinone
Carpinone Location of Carpinone in Italy Show map of Italy Carpinone Carpinone (Molise) Show map of Molise
Coordinates: 41°36′N 14°19′E / 41.600°N 14.317°E / 41.600; 14.317
Country	Italy
Region	Molise
Province	Province of Isernia (IS)
Area [1]
• Total	32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation	636 m (2,087 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	1,273
• Density	39.2/km2 (101/sq mi)
Demonym	Carpinonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	86093
Dialing code	0865

Carpinone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Campobasso and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Isernia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,273 and an area of 32.5 square kilometres (12.5 mi²).^[3]

Carpinone borders the following municipalities: Castelpetroso, Frosolone, Isernia, Macchiagodena, Pesche, Pettoranello del Molise, Santa Maria del Molise, Sessano del Molise.

Demographic evolution

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1861 3,109 —     1871 3,012 −3.1% 1881 3,060 +1.6% 1901 3,298 +7.8% 1911 3,306 +0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,020 −8.7% 1931 2,849 −5.7% 1936 2,378 −16.5% 1951 2,381 +0.1% 1961 1,843 −22.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,311 −28.9% 1981 1,220 −6.9% 1991 1,296 +6.2% 2001 1,254 −3.2%
Source: Data from ISTAT

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