Scapoli

Comune in Molise, Italy

Coat of arms

Scapoli within the Province of Isernia

Location of Scapoli

41°37′N 14°03′E / 41.617°N 14.050°E / 41.617; 14.050CountryItalyRegionMoliseProvinceIsernia (IS)FrazioniAcquaviva, Cannine, Cerratino, Collalto, Collematteo, Fontecostanza, Fonte La Villa, Padulo, Pantano, Parrucce, Ponte, Prato, Santa Caterina, Sodalarga, Vaglie, VicenneGovernment

• MayorRenato SparacinoArea

^[1]

• Total16 km² (6 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[2]

• Total758 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

86070

Dialing code0865WebsiteOfficial 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.
^ ^a ^b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ 41422 (x a j h) Scapoli on OpenStreetMap