| Pignone | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Pignone | |
 Pignone | |
  Pignone Location of Pignone in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°11′N9°44′E / 44.183°N 9.733°E Coordinates: 44°11′N9°44′E / 44.183°N 9.733°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Province of La Spezia (SP) |
| Frazioni | Casale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.2 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 654 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 19020 |
| Dialing code | 0187 |
Pignone (Ligurian :Pignon; locally Pignun [1] ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 654 and an area of 16.2 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi). [2]
Ligurian is a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco and in the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta in Sardinia. It is part of the Gallo-Italic and Western Romance dialect continuum. The Genoese (Zeneize), spoken in Genoa, the capital of Liguria, is the language's prestige dialect on which the standard is based.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of La Spezia is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia.
The municipality of Pignone contains the frazione (subdivision) Casale.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Pignone borders the following municipalities: Beverino, Borghetto di Vara, Levanto, Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza.
Beverino is a comune (municipality) of c. 2,000 inhabitants in the province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of La Spezia. It is part of the Vara river and of the Regional natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra.
Borghetto di Vara is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of La Spezia.
Monterosso al Mare is a town and comune in the province of La Spezia, part of the region of Liguria. It is one of the five villages in Cinque Terre.
