Vaiano
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Vaiano | |
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| Comune di Vaiano | |
 San salvatore Abbey-Facade in Vaiano | |
  Vaiano Location within Italy  Vaiano Location within Tuscany | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′N 11°7′E / 43.967°N 11.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Province of Prato (PO) |
| Frazioni | Fabio, Faltugnano, Gamberame, La Briglia, La Cartaia, La Foresta, La Tignamica, Le Fornaci, Meretto, Parmigno, Popigliano, Savignano, San Leonardo in Collina, Schignano and Sofignano. |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.11 km2 (13.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 9,912 |
| • Density | 290.6/km2 (752.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vaianesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 59021 |
| Dialing code | 0574 |
| Website | Official website |
Vaiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the region of Tuscany in Italy. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Florence and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prato. It has 9,912 inhabitants.
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.
Demographics
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Architecture
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
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
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References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- 1 2 "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.
- ↑ "CcFe" (PDF). www.comuniecitta.it. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971" [Resident and present population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1971] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. 1971-10-24.
- ↑ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.
External links
Media related to Vaiano at Wikimedia Commons
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