Vaiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the region of Tuscany in Italy. It is located about northwest of Florence and about north of Prato. It has 9,912 inhabitants.
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.
Demographics
Architecture
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 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 Carnival in Vaiano February Feast of the dust in Sofignano may More events during the year in Villa Vai
Notable people Teresa Meroni (1885 – 1951), worker, trade unionist, and socialist
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Events in Prato and its province