Vaiano
Encyclopedia
Vaiano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Prato
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 25 km northwest of Florence
and about 10 km north of Prato
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,532 and an area of 34.2 km².
The municipality of Vaiano contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) La Tignamica, La Briglia, La Foresta, and Schignano.
Vaiano borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello
, Calenzano
, Cantagallo, Montemurlo
, Prato
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Prato
Province of Prato
The Province of Prato is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Prato. It was formed from part of the province of Florence in 1992.The province has an area of 365 km², and a total population of 227,886...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 25 km northwest of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and about 10 km north of Prato
Prato
Prato is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city is situated at the foot of Monte Retaia , the last peak in the Calvana chain. The lowest altitude in the comune is 32 m, near the Cascine di Tavola, and the highest is the peak of Monte Cantagrillo...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,532 and an area of 34.2 km².
The municipality of Vaiano contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) La Tignamica, La Briglia, La Foresta, and Schignano.
Vaiano borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello
Barberino di Mugello
Barberino di Mugello is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km north of Florence. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 10,114 and an area of 133.7 km²....
, Calenzano
Calenzano
Calenzano is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 11 km northwest of Florence...
, Cantagallo, Montemurlo
Montemurlo
Montemurlo is a comune in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km northwest of Florence and about 8 km northwest of Prato...
, Prato
Prato
Prato is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city is situated at the foot of Monte Retaia , the last peak in the Calvana chain. The lowest altitude in the comune is 32 m, near the Cascine di Tavola, and the highest is the peak of Monte Cantagrillo...
.