Vaiano
Vaiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the region of Tuscany in Italy. It is located about 25 km northwest of Florence and about 10 km north of Prato. It has 9,912 inhabitants.
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• Name — Vaiano • Official Name — Comune di Vaiano • 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 Km2 — 34.11 • Population Total — 9912 • Population As Of — 2025 • Population Demonym — Vaianesi • Elevation M — 150 • Postal Code — 59021 • Area Code — 0574 • Illustration — San salvatore Abbey-Cricifix in Vaiano • Illustration — Antonio Marini, The Madonna with child between Saint Joseph and Saint Anthon from Padua-Oratory of Saint Anthon at Villa Vai (Il Mulinaccio) • Illustration — Ninfeus at Villa Vai (Il Mulinaccio)
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Vaiano is a place recorded by the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Vaiano as an inhabited place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Prato province as the administrative unit of Vaiano.
Geography
Geography
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.
Churches
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
Villas
• Villa vai al Mulinaccio • Villa del Bello • Villa Hall or Villa Strozzi in Meretto • Villa Buonamici in San Gaudenzio • Villa Buonamici in Savignano • Villa Fabbri Fattoria delle Mura in Sofignano
Feasts
Feasts
• Carnival in Vaiano February • Feast of the dust in Sofignano may • More events during the year in Villa Vai
Notable people
Notable people
• Teresa Meroni (1885 – 1951), worker, trade unionist, and socialist
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Town hall in Vaiano • Illustration — Vaiano view • Illustration — Forti manifactury in La Briglia • Illustration — Saint Stephan church in the abandoned village of Parmigno • Illustration — Saint Leonard church in the abandoned (now in restructuring) village of San Leonardo in Collina • Illustration — Birthplace of the sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini in Savignano • Illustration — Parish church Santi Vito e Modesto in Sofignano • Illustration — Roman bridge by Savignano
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