Province of Siena

Province of Italy

Province in Tuscany, Italy

Province of Siena

Provincia di Siena (Italian)

Province

Palazzo Reale, the provincial seat

Coat of arms

Map highlighting the location of the province of Siena in Italy

Coordinates: 43°20′N 11°20′E﻿ / ﻿43.333°N 11.333°E﻿ / 43.333; 11.333
Country|  Italy
Region| Tuscany
Capital(s)| Siena
Comuni| 35
Government

• President| Agnese Carletti (PD)
Area

• Total

| 3,820.98 km2 (1,475.29 sq mi)
Population

(2025)[1]

• Total

| 259,826
• Density| 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
GDP

[2]

• Total| €8.196 billion (2015)
• Per capita| €30,374 (2015)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes|

53010–53015, 53017–53025, 53027, 53030–53031, 53034–53037, 53040–53043, 53045, 53047–53049, 53100

Telephone prefixes| 0577, 0578
ISO 3166 code| IT-SI
Vehicle registration| SI
ISTAT| 052
Website| www.provincia.siena.it

The province of Siena (Italian: provincia di Siena, Italian: [proˈvintʃa di ˈsjɛːna]) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena. It has 259,826 inhabitants.[1]

## Geography

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The province is divided into seven historical areas:

* Alta Val d'Elsa
* Chianti senese
* The urban area of (Monteriggioni and Siena)
* Val di Merse
* Crete Senesi Val d'Arbia
* Val di Chiana senese
* Val d'Orcia and Monte Amiata

The area is a hilly one: in the north is Colline del Chianti; Monte Amiata is the highest point at 1,738 metres (5,702 ft); and in the south is Monte Cetona. To the west are the Colline Metallifere (lit. 'Metalliferous Hills'), whilst the Valdichiana lies to east.

Historically, the province corresponds to the northeastern portion of the former Republic of Siena.

The chief occupations are agricultural (wheat, grapes and fruit) and silk culture. The wine known as Chianti is produced here as well as in other parts of Tuscany: the Chianti Colli Senesi, however, is limited to this province.

Apart from the city of Siena the principal towns are Poggibonsi, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Montepulciano, Chiusi, and San Gimignano.

Val d'Orcia with Monte Amiata, view to the west from La Foce

## Municipalities

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San Galgano Abbey in Chiusdino is a main attraction in the province.

There are 35 municipalities (comuni) in the province.

The 10 most populous municipalities as of 2025 are:

Municipality  | Population[3]

|

Siena | 52,991
Poggibonsi | 28,124
Colle di Val d'Elsa | 21,668
Montepulciano | 13,073
Sinalunga | 12,072
Monteriggioni | 9,942
Sovicille | 9,845
Monteroni d'Arbia | 9,017
Castelnuovo Berardenga | 8,889
Chiusi | 8,142

This is the complete list of municipalities in the province of Siena:

* Abbadia San Salvatore
* Asciano
* Buonconvento
* Casole d'Elsa
* Castellina in Chianti
* Castelnuovo Berardenga
* Castiglione d'Orcia
* Cetona
* Chianciano Terme
* Chiusdino
* Chiusi
* Colle di Val d'Elsa
* Gaiole in Chianti
* Montalcino
* Montepulciano
* Monteriggioni
* Monteroni d'Arbia
* Monticiano
* Murlo
* Piancastagnaio
* Pienza
* Poggibonsi
* Radda in Chianti
* Radicofani
* Radicondoli
* Rapolano Terme
* San Casciano dei Bagni
* San Gimignano
* San Quirico d'Orcia
* Sarteano
* Siena
* Sinalunga
* Sovicille
* Torrita di Siena
* Trequanda

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1861| 194,643| —
1871| 206,631| +6.2%
1881| 207,013| +0.2%
1901| 233,874| +13.0%
1911| 244,724| +4.6%
1921| 251,088| +2.6%
1931| 262,666| +4.6%
1936| 268,459| +2.2%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1951| 277,437| +3.3%
1961| 270,062| −2.7%
1971| 257,221| −4.8%
1981| 255,118| −0.8%
1991| 250,740| −1.7%
2001| 252,288| +0.6%
2011| 266,621| +5.7%
2021| 261,209| −2.0%
Source: ISTAT[4][5]

## Government

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The Province of Siena is an administrative body of intermediate level between a municipality (comune) and Tuscany region.

The three main functions devolved to the province of Siena are:

* local planning and zoning;
* provision of local police and fire services;
* transportation regulation (car registration, maintenance of local roads, etc.).

As an administrative institution, the province of Siena has its own elected bodies. From 1945 to 1995 the President of the province of Siena was chosen by the members of the Provincial Council, elected every five years by citizens. From 1995 to 2014, under provisions of the 1993 local administration reform, the President of the Province was chosen by popular election, originally every four, then every five years.

On 3 April 2014, the Italian Chamber of Deputies gave its final approval to the Law n.56/2014 which involves the transformation of the Italian provinces into "institutional bodies of second level". According to the 2014 reform, each province is headed by a President (or Commissioner) assisted by a legislative body, the Provincial Council, and an executive body, the Provincial Executive. President (Commissioner) and members of Council are elected together by mayors and city councilors of each municipality of the province respectively every four and two years. The Executive is chaired by the President (Commissioner) who appoint others members, called assessori. Since 2015, the President (Commissioner) and other members of the Council do not receive a salary.[6]

In each province, there is also a Prefect (prefetto), a representative of the central government who heads an agency called prefettura-ufficio territoriale del governo. The Questor (questore) is the head of State's Police (Polizia di Stato) in the province and his office is called questura. There is also a province's police force depending from local government, called provincial police (polizia provinciale).

### List of presidents of the province of Siena

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| President  | Term start  | Term end  | Party

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| Giordano Chechi | 12 July 1985  | 15 July 1990  | PCI
| Alessandro Starnini | 18 July 1990  | 24 April 1995  | PDS
24 April 1995  | 14 June 1999
| Fabio Ceccherini | 14 June 1999  | 14 June 2004  | DS

14 June 2004  | 8 June 2009
| Simone Bezzini | 8 June 2009  | 12 October 2014  | PD
| Fabrizio Nepi | 12 October 2014  | 31 October 2018  | PD
| Silvio Franceschelli | 31 October 2018  | 23 October 2022  | PD
| David Bussagli | 23 October 2022  | 30 September 2024  | PD
| Agnese Carletti | 30 September 2024  | Incumbent | PD

## References

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1. ^ a b "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.
2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
3. ^ Cite error: The named reference `population2` was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
4. ^ "Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971" [Resident and present population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1971] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. 1971-10-24.
5. ^ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.
6. ^ "Le elezioni". 25 November 2016.

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