Piaggine

Piaggine, also called “Chiaine“ in the local dialect, is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, in the south-west of Italy.

Piaggine
Comune
Comune di Piaggine
Location of Piaggine
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Coordinates: 40°21′N 15°23′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Pruno
Government
• Mayor	Renato Pizzolante (since June 2022)
Area [1]
• Total	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation	630 m (2,070 ft)
Population  (1 January 2020)[2]
• Total	1,231
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Demonym	Piagginesi / Chiainari
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84065
Dialing code	0974
ISTAT code	065095
Website	Official website

The town is located on the river Calore, 93 miles (150 km) south-east of Naples, 57 miles (92 km) north-west of Potenza.

According to the official data, the resident population in 2020 was 1231.^[3]

Piaggine was originally inhabited around 1000 A.D by a community of nomadic shepherds, which found green pastures among the mountains near the river.^[4]

The town is famous for being the birthplace of the notorious brigant Giuseppe Tardio.^[5]

Twin towns

• Sayalonga (Spain)

See also

• Pruno Cilento
• Cilento