Casarano

Casarano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Lecce  (LE)
Coordinates	40 ° 1 ′  N , 18 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  E
height	70  m slm
surface	38 km²
Residents	19,802 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	521 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	73042
prefix	0833
ISTAT number	075016
Popular name	Casaranesi
Patron saint	San Giovanni Elemosiniere - Santa Maria della Campana
Website	Casarano

Casarano is an Italian municipality with 19,802 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce .

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geography

The districts include Spagnulo, Manfio, Parati and Formica-Memmi.

The neighboring communities are Collepasso , Matino , Melissano , Ruffano , Supersano , Taurisano and Ugento .

economy

Olives and wine are grown within the municipality. Casarano is the most industrialized municipality on the Salento peninsula.

The station Casarano is of two railway lines operated:

• Casarano – Gallipoli
• Gagliano Leuca

Sons and daughters of the church

• Alberto D'Aversa (1920–1969), film director
• Angelo De Donatis (* 1954), Roman Catholic clergyman, archbishop and vicar general of the Diocese of Rome

Web links

Commons : Casarano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.