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Poggio Capanne
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Poggio Capanne
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City facts
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Overview
Poggio Capanne is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Manciano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 101.
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History
The village, formerly known as Capanne di Saturnia and then just as Capanne, was born in the 15th century as a rural hamlet of shepherds and farmers dependent on the town of Saturnia.
Geography
Poggio Capanne is about 60 km from Grosseto and 18 km from Manciano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Montemerano to Sovana, at the top of a small hill ("poggio") in the valley of Albegna.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves197
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves186
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves183
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves174
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves167
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves163
- Red KiteMilvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves162
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves158
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2025-09-204 km SSE of San Terenziano, Italy
- M 3.2 — 2025-03-043 km S of Bevagna, Italy
- M 4.2 — 2023-03-094 km S of Umbertide, Italy
- M 4.5 — 2023-03-092 km S of Umbertide, Italy
- M 4.3 — 2023-03-094 km SW of Umbertide, Italy
- M 2.9 — 2019-06-281 km NNE of Colle di Val d'Elsa, Italy
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Tuscany
- Montemerano5.1 mi away
- Petricci5.2 mi away
- Manciano6.8 mi away · pop. 6,871
- Triana7.3 mi away
- Sorano8.6 mi away · pop. 3,915
- Castell'Azzara10 mi away · pop. 1,826
- Bagnore11.4 mi away
- Magliano in Toscana14.1 mi away · pop. 3,719
- Monticello Amiata14.5 mi away
- Cinigiano16.2 mi away · pop. 2,695
- Seggiano17 mi away · pop. 953
- Orbetello Scalo22.1 mi away · pop. 1,532
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API