Map of Modena, Italy

Modena is a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with a population of about 184,732. It lies at 44.6478°N, 10.9254°E, about 34 m above sea level. Modena is about 332 km (206 mi) north of Rome, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Formigine, 10 km to the southwest.

Modena at a glance

Where is Modena?

• The 19th largest city in Italy by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Emilia-Romagna on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 48 min on the shortest day to 15 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Modena

• Formigine — 10 km southwest
• Carpi Centro — 15 km north
• Sassuolo — 16 km southwest
• Reggio nell'Emilia — 24 km west
• Casalecchio di Reno — 34 km southeast
• Bologna — 37 km southeast
• Parma — 50 km west
• Mantova — 58 km north
• Ferrara — 59 km east
• Imola — 70 km southeast

Largest cities in Emilia-Romagna

• Bologna — 394,843
• Parma — 198,292
• Reggio nell'Emilia — 171,944
• Rimini — 148,688
• Ferrara — 132,009
• Forlì — 116,696
• Piacenza — 103,607
• Cesena — 97,137
• Ravenna — 80,868
• Carpi Centro — 71,148

Largest cities in Italy

• Rome — 2,318,895
• Milan — 1,371,498
• Naples — 909,048
• Turin — 847,287
• Palermo — 648,260
• Genoa — 580,097
• Bologna — 394,843
• Florence — 367,150
• Bari — 316,491
• Catania — 311,584

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.