Massa d'Albe
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Massa d'Albe
| official_name = Comune di Massa d'Albe
| image_skyline = Monte Velino Massa d'Albe.jpg
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| image_caption = The town with the Monte Velino in the background.
| image_shield = Massad'Albe.gif
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|6|30|N|13|23|43|E|display=inline,title}}
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| region = {{RegioneIT|sigla=ABR}}
| province = {{ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=AQ}} (AQ)
| frazioni = Albe, Forme
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Nazzareno Lucci
|area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 68.33
| population_footnotes = All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
| population_total = 1460
| population_as_of = 30 November 2017
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| population_demonym = Massetani
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 865
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| saint = Simplicius, Constantius, and Victorianus
| day = 26 August
| postal_code = 67050
| area_code = 0863
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.massadalbe.aq.it/}}
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Massa d'Albe is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is part of the Marsica.
The town was founded in the 14th century by the inhabitants of the ancient Alba Fucens, whose remains are in the area. The current comune was formed after 1915 by the union of two former comuni, Massa and Corona, destroyed by an earthquake.
Geography
The central nucleus of the inhabited area lies on the south-western slopes of Mount Velino, one of the highest peaks of the central Apennines (2,487 m). Part of the territory is included in the Sirente-Velino Regional Park and in the Monte Velino Natural Reserve.
In a gorge of the mountainous group of Velino opens the Bocca di Teve (987 m) situated at the beginning of the homonymous valley that marks the border of Abruzzo with Lazio and with the Montagne della Duchessa Regional Reserve.
The comune includes the built-up area of Massa and the frazioni of Alba Fucens and Forme. The archaeological site of Alba Fucens is situated few kilometers away from the communal chief town. The pass of Fonte Capo la Maina connects the territory to Ovindoli and to the ski resort of Mount Magnola.
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Massa d'Albe, elevation {{convert|856|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1951–2000)
|Jan record high C = 22.5
|Feb record high C = 23.0
|Mar record high C = 24.0
|Apr record high C = 28.0
|May record high C = 32.0
|Jun record high C = 35.5
|Jul record high C = 37.0
|Aug record high C = 40.0
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 29.0
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 20.0
|Jan record low C = -16.0
|Feb record low C = -14.0
|Mar record low C = -15.0
|Apr record low C = -11.0
|May record low C = -6.5
|Jun record low C = -1.0
|Jul record low C = -0.5
|Aug record low C = 0.5
|Sep record low C = -3.0
|Oct record low C = -8.5
|Nov record low C = -12.0
|Dec record low C = -15.0
|Jan high C = 7.3
|Feb high C = 8.5
|Mar high C = 11.3
|Apr high C = 14.5
|May high C = 20.0
|Jun high C = 23.7
|Jul high C = 27.1
|Aug high C = 27.2
|Sep high C = 22.9
|Oct high C = 17.5
|Nov high C = 11.2
|Dec high C = 7.4
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 2.5
|Feb mean C = 3.2
|Mar mean C = 5.7
|Apr mean C = 8.5
|May mean C = 13.3
|Jun mean C = 16.6
|Jul mean C = 19.3
|Aug mean C = 19.5
|Sep mean C = 15.9
|Oct mean C = 11.2
|Nov mean C = 6.2
|Dec mean C = 2.8
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = -2.2
|Feb low C = -2.1
|Mar low C = 0.1
|Apr low C = 2.5
|May low C = 6.5
|Jun low C = 9.5
|Jul low C = 11.5
|Aug low C = 11.7
|Sep low C = 8.9
|Oct low C = 4.9
|Nov low C = 1.0
|Dec low C = -1.7
| year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 59.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 67.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 58.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 73.1
|May precipitation mm = 56.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 53.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 32.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 41.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 61.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 85.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 112.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 96.3
|year precipitation mm =
| Jan precipitation days = 8
| Feb precipitation days = 8
| Mar precipitation days = 9
| Apr precipitation days = 10
| May precipitation days = 9
| Jun precipitation days = 7
| Jul precipitation days = 5
| Aug precipitation days = 5
| Sep precipitation days = 6
| Oct precipitation days = 9
| Nov precipitation days = 10
| Dec precipitation days = 10
| year precipitation days =
| source 1 = Regione Abruzzo{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240630102234/https://www.regione.abruzzo.it/system/files/agricoltura/agrometereologia/VALORI_MEDI_CLIMATICI_NELLA_REGIONE_ABRUZZO.pdf
| archive-date = 30 June 2024
| url = https://www.regione.abruzzo.it/system/files/agricoltura/agrometereologia/VALORI_MEDI_CLIMATICI_NELLA_REGIONE_ABRUZZO.pdf
| title = VALORI MEDI CLIMATICI DAL 1951 AL 2000 NELLA REGIONE ABRUZZO
| publisher= Regione Abruzzo
| access-date = 30 June 2024}}
}}
References
See also
{{Province of L'Aquila}}
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