Vaiano
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CountryItaly
FrazioniFabio, Faltugnano, Gamberame, La Briglia, La Cartaia, La Foresta, La Tignamica, Le Fornaci, Meretto, Parmigno, Popigliano, Savignano, San Leonardo in Collina, Schignano and Sofignano.
Elevation150 m (490 ft)
DemonymVaianesi
Vaiano | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Vaiano | |
 San salvatore Abbey-Facade in Vaiano | |
  Vaiano Location of Vaiano in Italy  Vaiano Vaiano (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)[2] | |
• 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.[2]
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
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
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