Scapoli

Scapoli
Scapoli
Comune
	Comune di Scapoli
	Coat of arms
	Scapoli within the Province of Isernia
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	Coordinates: 41°37′N 14°03′E / 41.617°N 14.050°E
Country	Italy
Region	Molise
Province	Isernia (IS)
Frazioni	Acquaviva, Cannine, Cerratino, Collalto, Collematteo, Fontecostanza, Fonte La Villa, Padulo, Pantano, Parrucce, Ponte, Prato, Santa Caterina, Sodalarga, Vaglie, Vicenne
Government
• Mayor	Renato Sparacino
Area
• Total	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	758
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	86070
Dialing code	0865
Website	Official website

Scapoli is a town and comune located in province of Isernia, which is part of the region of Molise, southern Italy. As of 2011 it had a population of 758.^[2]

Geography

Located in the western area of the province, near the region of Lazio, it borders with the municipalities of Colli a Volturno, Filignano and Rocchetta a Volturno. It is connected to the nearby municipality of Vallerotonda (Province of Frosinone, Lazio), by the national road via Cerasuolo, below the Mainarde mountains.^[3]

Scapoli counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Acquaviva, Cannine, Cerratino, Collalto, Collematteo, Fontecostanza, Fonte La Villa, Padulo, Pantano, Parrucce, Ponte, Prato, Santa Caterina, Sodalarga, Vaglie and Vicenne.

Culture

It is notable for its bagpipes museum and for the international bagpipe festival which, each year in the month of July, attracts pipers from around the world to come and perform in Scapoli.

Demographics

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ 41422 (x a j h) Scapoli on OpenStreetMap

External links

Media related to Scapoli at Wikimedia Commons

Scapoli official website
Il Museo della Zampogna (Bagpipe Museum)
History of Scapoli (Italy World Club)
Demographics of Scapoli (Italia Indettaglio)
Hotpipes (Information about Zampogna)

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v14-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011

[3] 41422 (x a j h) Scapoli on OpenStreetMap

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