Cantagallo, Tuscany

Cantagallo
Comune
Comune di Cantagallo
Cerbaia Fortress
Location of Cantagallo
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Coordinates: 44°1′N 11°5′E / 44.017°N 11.083°E / 44.017; 11.083
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Prato (PO)
Frazioni	Fossato, Gavigno, L'Acqua, Luicciana, Migliana, Gricigliana, La Rocca di Cerbaia, Carmignanello, Usella, Il Fabbro
Government
• Mayor	Guglielmo Bongiorno
Area ^[1]
• Total	94.9 km² (36.6 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Population (30 April 2017)^[2]
• Total	3,136
• Density	33/km² (86/sq mi)
Demonym	Cantagallesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	59025
Dialing code	0574
Website	Official website

Cantagallo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Prato.

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Geography

Cantagallo borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello, Camugnano, Montale, Montemurlo, Pistoia, Sambuca Pistoiese, Vaiano, and Vernio.

Frazioni

Luicciana
Cambiaticcio
Carmignanello
Castello Averardi
Montagnana (Cantagallo)
Cerbaia
Codilupo
Colle Bisenzio
Fossato (Cantagallo)
Gavigno
Gricigliana
Il Fabbro
L'Acqua
La Dogana Il Pucci
La Villa (Cantagallo)
Luicciana
Migliana
Pratale
Trairio
Usella
Luogomano-Acquerino

Nature

Reserve Luogomano-Acquerino
Passo del Tabernacolo
Pian della Rasa

Culture

Events in the municipality include:

Old villages and ancient flavors in Luicciana (November)
Mountain in feast in Cascina Spedalletto-reserve Luogomano-Acquerino (July)
Feast of the chestnut in Migliana (October–December)
Feast of the garlic bread in Gavigno (August)
Feast of the boar in Gavigno (July)
Feast of the potato in La Villa (September)
Feast of the zonzella in Gavigno (June)
Sant'Anna feast in Cantagallo (July)
Tour of the cribs in Migliana (December–January)

Main sights

Churches

San Biagio in Cantagallo
San Lorenzo in Usella
San Michele in Luicciana
San Donato in L'Acqua
San Lorenzo in Fossato
San Michele in Codilupo
San Rocco in Fossato
Oratory of Sant'Agostino in Gavigno
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Gricigliana
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Carmignanello
Santa Maria in Castello Averardi
Santa Maria Assunta in Migliana
Santa Maria Assunta oratory in Migliana - old church

Villas

Villa Novellucci in Gricigliana
Villa Guicciardini in Il Fabbro
Villa Bini in Pratale

Other sights

Sessanto bridge in Carmignanello
Medieval bridge in Cerbaia
Cerbaia fortress in Cerbaia
Pispola mill in Cerbaia
Adventure park in Gavigno - between Gavigno and Passo del Tabernacolo

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.