Lequile
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Country | Italy | |
region | Apulia | |
province | Lecce (LE) | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 18 ′ N , 18 ° 8 ′ E | |
height | 38 m slm | |
surface | 36 km² | |
Residents | 8,704 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 242 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 73010 | |
prefix | 0832 | |
ISTAT number | 075036 | |
Popular name | Lequilesi | |
Patron saint | San Vito | |
Website | Lequile | |
Lequile, Piazza San Vito |
Lequile is an Italian commune near Lecce with 8,704 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecce .
The neighboring municipalities are: Copertino , Galatina , Lecce , Monteroni di Lecce , San Cesario di Lecce , San Donato di Lecce , San Pietro in Lama and Soleto .
history
Lequile is of Roman origin.
Attractions
Lequile has monuments of the Lecceser Baroque :
- Piazza San Vito, in the center of the city. Here you can find the Convento dei Francescani (1613–1619).
- Chiesa di San Nicola o del Redentore
- Chiesa di Santa Maria della Consolazione
Sons and daughters
- Fernando Tarcisio Filograna (* 1952), Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli
Web links
Commons : Lequile - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.