Pancole

Pancole
Frazione
The church of Santissimo Nome di Maria
Pancole
Location of Pancole in Italy
Coordinates: 42°42′55″N 11°18′1″E / 42.71528°N 11.30028°E / 42.71528; 11.30028Coordinates: 42°42′55″N 11°18′1″E / 42.71528°N 11.30028°E / 42.71528; 11.30028
Country  Italy
Region  Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Scansano
Elevation 462 m (1,516 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 343
Demonym(s) Pancolesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 58054
Dialing code (+39) 0564

Pancole is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scansano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 308.[1]

Pancole is about 22 km from Grosseto and 6 km from Scansano, and it is situated in a plain on a hill along the Scansanese Provincial Road.

Main sights

  • Santissimo Nome di Maria, main parish church of the village, it was built in 1688. The little chapel of Sacro Cuore di Gesù is annexed to the church.
  • Chapel of Sant'Anna, it was built in 1827.

References

  1. ↑ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat

Bibliography

  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
  • Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999.

See also

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