Giglio Campese

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Giglio Campese
Location of Giglio Campese in Italy
Coordinates: 42°22′04″N10°52′59″E / 42.36778°N 10.88306°E / 42.36778; 10.88306 Coordinates: 42°22′04″N10°52′59″E / 42.36778°N 10.88306°E / 42.36778; 10.88306
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Tuscany.svg  Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Isola del Giglio
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total187
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58010
Dialing code (+39) 0564

Giglio Campese is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Isola del Giglio, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 154. [1]

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Geography

Giglio Campese is located on the north-western coastal side of Giglio Island and it is about 5 km from the municipal seat of Giglio Castello. It is an important seaside resort and one of the three towns on the island – along with Giglio Castello and Giglio Porto. [2]

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References

  1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
  2. "Giglio Campese". Tourist Association Pro Loco Isola del Giglio and Giannutri "G. Bancalà". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. (in Italian) Parish of Giglio Castello, Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello official site.
  4. (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Giglio Campese Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine », Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.

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