Vaiano

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Location of Vaiano

43°58′N 11°7′E / 43.967°N 11.117°E / 43.967; 11.117CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvinceProvince of Prato (PO)FrazioniFabio, Faltugnano, Gamberame, La Briglia, La Cartaia, La Foresta, La Tignamica, Le Fornaci, Meretto, Parmigno, Popigliano, Savignano, San Leonardo in Collina, Schignano and Sofignano.Area

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• Total34.2 km² (13.2 sq mi)Elevation

150 m (490 ft)Population

(Dec. 2004)^[2]

• Total9,532 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)DemonymVaianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

59021

Dialing code0574WebsiteOfficial website

Vaiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region of Tuscany. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Florence and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prato. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,532 and an area of 34.2 square kilometres (13.2 sq mi).^[3]

Geography

The municipality of Vaiano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fabio, Faltugnano, Gamberame, La Briglia, La Cartaia, La Foresta, La Tignamica, Le Fornaci, Meretto, Parmigno, Popigliano, Savignano, San Leonardo in Collina, Schignano and Sofignano.

Vaiano borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello, Calenzano, Cantagallo, Montemurlo, Prato.

Demographic evolution

Architectures

Churches

San Salvatore Abbey, Vaiano in Vaiano
Chapel at the old cemetery in Vaiano
San Leonardo in Gamberame
San Leonardo in San leonardo in Collina
Chapel at the Fattoria delle Mura in Sofignano
Chapel at Villa Buonamici in San Gaudenzio
Saint Anthon oratory at Villa Vai Il Mulinaccio
San Pier Giuliano oratory in La Cartaia
Ex Church of San Leonardo in Case
San Martino in Fabio
San Martino in Schignano
San Miniato in La Briglia
San Miniato in Popigliano
Santi Andrea e Donato in Savignano
Santi Giusto e Clemente in Faltugnano
Santi Vito e Modesto in Sofignano
Santo Stefano in Parmigno

Villas

Villa vai al Mulinaccio
Villa del Bello
Villa Hall or Villa Strozzi in Meretto
Villa Buonamici in San Gaudenzio
Villa Buonamici in Savignano
Villa Fabbri Fattoria delle Mura in Sofignano

Feasts

Carnival in Vaiano February
Feast of the dust in Sofignano may
More events during the year in Villa Vai

Notable people

Teresa Meroni (1885 – 1951), worker, trade unionist, and socialist

Gallery

Town hall in Vaiano
Vaiano view
Forti manifactury in La Briglia
Saint Stephan church in the abandoned village of Parmigno
Saint Leonard church in the abandoned (now in restructuring) village of San Leonardo in Collina
Birthplace of the sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini in Savignano
Parish church Santi Vito e Modesto in Sofignano
Roman bridge by Savignano

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.