Italian Administration Offices – Umbria

Contact information for the administrative centres of Perugia and Terni provinces, including where to go for residency papers, vehicle registration, driving licences and more.

Italy is divided into 20 regions (regione) and each region is divided into smaller provinces (provinci). Each province is further split into communes (comuni).

The 20 regions are loosely formed from historical borders and are each individual in their character and customs. There are 96 provinces that manage the local government.

The levels of government deal with different issues, for example:

Regional government deals with health care, education and general law abidance
Provincial government is responsible for vehicle registration and licencing, policing and local economy
The commune deals with local issues such as of building permits, refuse collection and street lighting, the registry of births and deaths, and contracting for local roads and public works

Questura and Immigration

The Questura is the main police office found in every major town.

To find a Questura click the link and select the required province: Click here
To find out about moving to live in Italy see AngloINFO INFOrmation Page Residency in Italy

Website Immigrazione in Umbria deals in detail with all things relevant to a foreigner moving to live in Umbria.

Umbria Regional Government

Regional government deals with healthcare, education and general law abidance.

Regional government is the most important and influential after the national government based in Rome. Each region has an elected council - the executive committee (Giunta Regionale) - and an elected president.

The regional governments are responsible for de-centralising state legislation on major issues to ensure that resources and standards are equal across the region. The regional government has the jurisdiction to set laws within the state constitution.

Regione Umbria
At: Corso Vannucci 96, 06121 Perugia
Numero Verde Tel: 800 530 332
Website (in Italian)

The Umbria Consiglio Regionale is an advisory body of Regione Umbria. It assists with communication between the regional government and Umbrian citizens.

The Public Relations Office (Ufficio Relazioni con il Pubblico, URP) ensures the administrative and legislative workings of the government are transparent to the public. Representatives answer questions and inform the public about governmental services. URP offices are also found in Provincial government organisations.

Ufficio Relazioni con il Pubblico
At: Ospedale “S. Giovanni Battista" Via Arcamone, Foligno
Tel: 07 423 397000
Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00
Ufficio Relazioni con il Pubblico
At: Via Lombrici, Norcia, Valnerina
Tel: 07 438 15631
Open: Monday and Thursday 08:00-14:00 and 15:00-18:00; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 08:00-14:00

Umbria Provincial Government

Provincial government is responsible for vehicle registration and licencing, policing and local economy.

Provincial Government Offices
Province of Perugia At: Piazza Italia 11, 06100 Perugia (PG) Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-13:00 and 15:00-17:30; Saturday 09:0-12:00	Tel: 075 36811 Fax: 075 368 1237 Tel: 800 013 474 (free call) Website
Province of Terni At: Via A. Floriano 16, 05100 Terni (TR)	Tel: 074 44831 Fax: 074 448 3250 Tel: 800 904 329 (free call) Website e-mail

Umbria Communal Representation

Each commune (comune) is responsible for the local issues affecting the towns and surrounding villages. Communes (comuni) could be described as municipal districts.

A commune is usually made up of:

a principal town, the capoluogo, which almost always gives its name to the comune (often the Town Hall is referred to as the "comune").
a territorial subdivision called a frazione (abbreviated Fraz.)
a very small area called a località (abbreviated Loc.)

The Commune is run by an elected mayor and council. EU citizens may vote in local elections or stand as candidate.

Some Terminology

Italian	English
Questura	Police HQ (as in Polizia and not Carabinieri)
Anagrafe	Registry Office (general term for all registry offices)
Prefettura	Prefecture, the office of the prefect (prefetto), the State's representative in a province
Tribunale Civile	Civil Court
Municipio	Town Hall of a larger town (municipality), also known as a commune and used for smaller towns and villages