Fares (; ; ) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Farres, Achaea, Greek. It is located on the left bank of the river Peiros, 2 km southeast of Isoma and 17 km south of Patras. The community includes the village Prevedos. Prevedos is on the Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli).
History
Fares is named after the ancient town Pharae, which might be named after the Greek mythological figure Pharis, son of Hermes and the Danaid Philodameia.Pausanias, Description of Greece, 4. 30. 2 and 7. 22. 5. Pharae was located 150 stadia (28 km) from Patras and 70 stadia (13 km) from the sea, and was built by the banks of the river Peiros.Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 22. 1. It was part of the Achaean Dynasty and later the Achaean League.
Population
Year Village population Community population 1981 495 - 1991 587 - 2001 476 528 2011 466 519 2021 470 500
See also List of settlements in Achaea Pharae
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