Drenchia (Slovene: Dreka; Friulian: Drencje) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Trieste and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia. It has 88 inhabitants.[2]
Drenchia is located on the western slopes of the Kolovrat Range, dividing Italy from Slovenia, and borders the following municipalities: Grimacco, Kanal ob Soči (Slovenia), Kobarid (Slovenia), and Tolmin (Slovenia).
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 88, of which 53.4% are male, and 46.6% are female. Minors make up 3.4% of the population, and seniors make up 52.3%.[2]
97% of the population in Drenchia were Slovenes according to the 1971 census.[3]
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 15.7% of the total population. The 3 largest foreign countries of birth are France, Romania, and Serbia.[6]
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ Thomas, Lee; Lokar A. (1977) Socioeconomic structure of the Slovene population in Italy, Slovene Studies, Chicago, Illinois, p.28.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
Gallery
Peternel village
Clabuzzaro village
The church of San Volfango
The war memorial of San Volfango
