Fares (village)

Community of Erymanthos, Achaea, Greece

Community in Greece

Fares

Φαρές

Community

Fares

Coordinates: 38°5′N 21°43′E﻿ / ﻿38.083°N 21.717°E﻿ / 38.083; 21.717
Country| Greece
Administrative region| West Greece
Regional unit| Achaea
Municipality| Erymanthos
Municipal unit| Farres
Population

(2021)[1]

• Community

| 500
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration| AX

Fares (Greek: Φαρές; Ancient Greek: Φαραί, romanized: Pharai; Latin: Pharae) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Farres, Achaea, Greek. It is located on the left bank of the river Peiros, 2 km southeast of Isoma and 17 km south of Patras. The community includes the village Prevedos. Prevedos is on the Greek National Road 33 (Patras \- Tripoli).

## History

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Fares is named after the ancient town Pharae, which might be named after the Greek mythological figure Pharis, son of Hermes and the Danaid Philodameia.[2] Pharae was located 150 stadia (28 km) from Patras and 70 stadia (13 km) from the sea, and was built by the banks of the river Peiros.[3] It was part of the Achaean Dynasty and later the Achaean League.

## Population

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Year | Village population | Community population

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1981 | 495 | \-
1991 | 587 | \-
2001 | 476 | 528
2011 | 466 | 519
2021 | 470 | 500

## See also

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* List of settlements in Achaea
* Pharae

## References

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1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 4. 30. 2 and 7. 22. 5.
3. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 22. 1.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Erymanthos

Municipal unit of Farres|

* Chalandritsa
* Chrysopigi
* Elliniko
* Fares
* Isoma
* Kalanistra
* Kalanos village
* Kalousi
* Katarraktis
* Kritharakia
* Lakkomata
* Mirali
* Neo Kompigadi
* Platanovrysi
* Starochori
* Vasiliko

Municipal unit of Kalentzi|

* Kalentzi

Municipal unit of Leontio|

* Ano Mazaraki
* Demesticha
* Leontio

Municipal unit of Tritaia|

* Agia Varvara
* Agia Marina
* Alepochori
* Chiona
* Drosia
* Erymantheia
* Kalfas
* Manesi Patron
* Roupakia
* Skiadas
* Skouras
* Spartia
* Stavrodromi
* Velimachi

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