San Giovanni Valdarno
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CountryItaly
FrazioniBadiola-Renacci, Borro al Quercio, Gruccia, Montecarlo, Ponte alle forche, Porcellino, Pruneto [1]
Elevation134 m (440 ft)
DemonymSangiovannesi
San Giovanni Valdarno | |
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| Comune di San Giovanni Valdarno | |
 The Valdarno with San Giovanni in the background. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Giovanni Valdarno  | |
  San Giovanni Valdarno Location of San Giovanni Valdarno in Italy  San Giovanni Valdarno San Giovanni Valdarno (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′52″N 11°31′58″E / 43.56444°N 11.53278°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Arezzo (AR) |
| Frazioni | Badiola-Renacci, Borro al Quercio, Gruccia, Montecarlo, Ponte alle forche, Porcellino, Pruneto [1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valentina Vadi (since 2019)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.32 km2 (8.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (April 2024)[4] | |
• Total | 16,485 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sangiovannesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 52027 |
| Dialing code | 055 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Saint day | 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
San Giovanni Valdarno is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, central Italy, located in the valley of the Arno River.
According to the Italian medieval historian Giovanni Villani, the town was founded in 1296, by the Republic of Florence.[5] The design of the historic center is based on the organization of Roman cities with a large central piazza from which two main roads run perpendicular to each other. From these two main roads run other secondary streets.
The town is the birthplace of the early Renaissance painter Masaccio.[6]
