Asciano

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Asciano

Total population

7,120

Coordinates43.23°, 11.56°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Asciano is a comune and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the town of Siena by rail.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Amos Cassioli

Italian painter (1832-1891)

D

Domenico di Bartolo

Italian painter (c.1400-c.1445)

Claudio Tolomei

Italian philologist

B

Bruno Torpigliani

Italian nuncio (1915–1995)

A

Alberto Ceccherini

Italian basketball player and basketball coach (1954-2002)

Alberto Monaci

Italian politician

Albert of Chiatina

saint

A

Andrea Pistella

Italian association football player

B

Bruno Bernabei

Italian politician (1888–1947)

C

Caccia d'Asciano

G

Giuseppe Lazzarini

Italian politician

G

Giuseppe Pallavicini

Italian association football player

Giuseppe Pes

Italian jockey

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Ubaldo Passalacqua

Italian football player

C

Carlo Ciampolini

Italian politician

G

Guido d'Asciano

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Asciano

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Small Blood-vein

Scopula imitaria

Seen 2026-09-21

Chocolate-band Snail

Eobania vermiculata

Seen 2026-09-21

Protaetia affinis

Protaetia affinis

Seen 2026-09-20

Oncocephalus squalidus

Oncocephalus squalidus

Seen 2026-09-19

Rush Skeletonweed

Chondrilla juncea

Seen 2026-09-18

Isturgia arenacearia

Isturgia arenacearia

Seen 2026-09-15

Striking Jumping Spiders

Icius

Seen 2026-09-15

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-12

Spotted Sulphur

Emmelia trabealis

Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers