Faeto

Faeto (Arpitan: Fayéte, IPA: [faˈjet]) is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

Faeto
Comune
Comune di Faeto
Location of Faeto
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Coordinates: 41°19′30″N 15°9′39″E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Foggia (FG)
Area [1]
• Total	26.19 km2 (10.11 sq mi)
Elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Population  (31 December 2003)[2]
• Total	719
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym	Faetani[citation needed]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	71020
Dialing code	0881
ISTAT code	071023
Patron saint	San Prospero
Saint day	Second Sunday in August
Website	Official website

It is a mountain village lying astride the Apennines and renowned for its prosciutto, an Italian dry-cured ham known as prosciutto di Faeto [it]. Residents of Faeto and neighbouring Celle di San Vito are speakers of Faetar, a daughter language of the Franco-Provençal language, which is found in an Alpine region spanning northwestern Italy, southeastern France and southwestern Switzerland. Faeto was also historically inhabited by the Arbëreshë community,^[3] which still lives in neighboring Greci.

Faeto borders the following municipalities: Biccari, Castelfranco in Miscano, Celle di San Vito, Greci, Orsara di Puglia, Roseto Valfortore.