Vaiano

This article deals with the municipality of Vaiano in Tuscany, a district of the municipality of Merlino in Lombardy is also called Vaiano.

Vaiano
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Prato  (PO)
Coordinates	43 ° 58 '  N , 11 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 58 '0 "  N , 11 ° 7' 0"  E
height	150  m slm
surface	34 km²
Residents	10,054 (December 31, 2019)
Population density	296 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	59021
prefix	0574
ISTAT number	100006
Popular name	Vaianesi
Patron saint	San Salvatore
Website	Vaiano
Panorama of Vaiano

Vaiano is an Italian municipality with 10,054 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Prato , in the Tuscany region .

geography

The area of ​​the municipality is 34.2 km² and is at an altitude of 150  m slm . The Bisenzio flows through the local area (8 km in the municipality)

The districts include Fabio, Faltugnano, Gamberame, Grisciavola, La Briglia, La Cartaia, La Foresta, La Tignamica, Popigliano, Schignano and Sofignano.

Vaiano borders the municipalities of Barberino di Mugello ( FI ), Calenzano (FI), Cantagallo , Montemurlo and Prato .

Population development

Badia di San Salvatore

Attractions

• Badia di San Salvatore , abbey from the 9th or 10th century, which belonged to the Vallombrosan people from the 11th century . Contains by Giovanni Maria Butteri the work Madonna con Bambino fra i santi Andrea, Giovannino e Lorenzo (written in 1586) and by Orazio Fidani the work Vergine col Bambino e san Francesco .

Sons and daughters of the church

• Lorenzo Bartolini (1777–1850), sculptor

literature

• Emanuele Repetti: VAJANO nella Valle del Bisenzio. In Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian).

Web links

Commons : Vaiano  - 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.