Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Udine
Preone is a comune in the provincia of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia with a population of 243 as of 2025. The comune was previously known as Meretto di Tomba.
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Historical Names
Meretto di Tomba→Mereto di Tomba
Changed on February 11, 1940
Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centro abitato
AltitudePopulation- Preone460m251
Population and Migration
This chart shows annual resident population and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.
The population has declined 63% since 1951. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 15% of the current population.
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