Montella

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Montella
Comune
Comune di Montella
Coat of arms
Location of Montella
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Coordinates: 40°51′N 15°1′E / 40.850°N 15.017°E / 40.850; 15.017
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Avellino (AV)
Government
• Mayor	Rizieri Buonopane
Area [1]
• Total	83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi)
Elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	7,699
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym	Montellese
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83048
Dialing code	0827
Patron saint	St. Roch
Saint day	16 August
Website	Official website

Montella is an Italian town and comune (municipality) in the province of Avellino, Campania, with a population of 7,699. The zone was inhabited already in the neolithic period.^{[citation needed]} The town was founded by the Samnites in the 1st millennium BC,^{[citation needed]} to become a municipality of the Roman Empire^{[citation needed]} and a town under the Lombards.