Comunes  of  Elba​

By Dion Protani
Latest update: 1 January 2024
​The island of Elba has seven comunes, administrative areas that govern day to day life here. Italy is divided up into a hierarchical system of regions, provinces, comunes and fractions.

There are twenty regions and 110 provinces, Elba's region is Tuscany and its province is Livorno.

​The comunes (comune singular or comuni plural in Italian), relate to the main towns within each province, and the fractions (frazioni in Italian), are the next level down of town or village. 
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The seven comunes of Elba are Campo nell'Elba, Capoliveri, Marciana, Marciana Marina, Porto Azzurro, Portoferraio and Rio. Five of those comunes are named after their respective towns on the island, the only anomalies being the commune of Rio whose main town is Rio Marina, and the comune of Campo nell'Elba which relates to the area around its main town of Marina di Campo.

​If you weren't confused enough by now, then I should also add that within the comune of Campo nell'Elba, there's another whole island, that of Pianosa, which you can visit on a day-trip from Elba. ​

Portoferraio

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Portoferraio, Elba

Campo  nell'Elba

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Marina di Campo, Elba

Capoliveri

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Capoliveri, Elba

Marciana

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Marciana, Elba

Marciana  Marina

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Marciana Marina, Elba

Porto  Azzurro

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Porto Azzurro, Elba

Rio

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Rio Marina, Elba

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