Poggio Capanne
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The main square with the church
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 Poggio Capanne
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| Coordinates: 42°41′2″N 11°32′35″E / 42.68389°N 11.54306°ECoordinates: 42°41′2″N 11°32′35″E / 42.68389°N 11.54306°E | |
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 Italy
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| Region |
 Tuscany
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| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Manciano |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 69 |
| Demonym(s) | Capannaioli |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 58050 |
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.
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.
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.
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