Morterone
Morterone is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Lecco. With a population of 33 people, it was considered the smallest of any comune in Italy - in an area of. For this record, it competes with the comune of Pedesina, which in the past years had even fewer inhabitants.
In 2016, Morterone with its 32 residents became the smallest Italian comune once again.
Morterone borders the following municipalities: Ballabio, Brumano, Cassina Valsassina, Cremeno, Lecco, Moggio, and Vedeseta.
Etymology
The name Morterone derives from the Latin mortarium or murtus.Since it lies on the eastern slope of Mount Resegone, in a lush and unspoilt natural basin surrounded by valleys, it would derive its Latin name mortarium, for others from mons, with reference to the pastures found there in large numbers.
Geography
Morterone is situated at the foot of the Pizzo of the same name, in an area of woods where you can walk along mountain paths. In an isolated position, from a hydrographic point of view it is part of the Taleggio valley.Geology
The Morterone area is also an interesting karst area ; more than forty cavities have been explored between the Morterone valley, the Remola valley and the Palio coast.Demographics
| Year | Surveying Date | Population | Change | % | Number of Families | Residents per Household |
| 2001 | 31 December | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | 31 December | 32 | -1 | -3,03% | - | - |
| 2003 | 31 December | 35 | +3 | +9,38% | 18 | 1,94 |
| 2004 | 31 December | 38 | +3 | +8,57% | 22 | 1,73 |
| 2005 | 31 December | 37 | -1 | -2,63% | 21 | 1,76 |
| 2006 | 31 December | 37 | 0 | 0,00% | 22 | 1,68 |
| 2007 | 31 December | 36 | -1 | -2,70% | 22 | 1,64 |
| 2008 | 31 December | 37 | +1 | +2,78% | 23 | 1,61 |
| 2009 | 31 December | 38 | +1 | +2,70% | 23 | 1,65 |
| 2010 | 31 December | 37 | -1 | -2,63% | 24 | 1,54 |
| 2011 | 8 October | 36 | -1 | -2,70% | 24 | 1,50 |
| 2011 | 9 October | 34 | -2 | -5,56% | - | - |
| 2011 | 31 December | 36 | -1 | -2,70% | 26 | 1,38 |
| 2012 | 31 December | 37 | +1 | +2,78% | 26 | 1,42 |
| 2013 | 31 December | 38 | +1 | +2,70% | 27 | 1,41 |
| 2014 | 31 December | 38 | 0 | 0,00% | 28 | 1,36 |
| 2015 | 31 December | 36 | -2 | -5,26% | 26 | 1,38 |
| 2016 | 31 December | 34 | -2 | -5,56% | 24 | 1,42 |
| 2017 | 31 December | 35 | +1 | +2,94% | 25 | 1,40 |
| 2018 | 31 December | 32 | -3 | -8,57% | - | - |
| 2019 | 31 December | 30 | -2 | -6,25% | - | - |
| 2020 | 31 December | 29 | -1 | -3,33% | - | - |
Births and deaths
Politics
Elections
On 3 and 4 October 2021 the citizens of Morterone were called to the polls for the 2021 municipal elections. Mayor Dario Pesenti was elected.Twin towns
Morterone is twinned with:- Brumano, Italy
Municipality