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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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, located about northwest of

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and about north of

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. It has 3,118 inhabitants. Fossato 04

Geography

Cantagallo borders the following municipalities:

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, and

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''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

Demographics

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

External links

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