Comano, Tuscany

Comano
Comune
Comune di Comano

Pieve of Santa Maria Assunta at Crespiano.
Comano

Location of Comano in Italy

Coordinates: IT 44°17′N 10°08′E / 44.283°N 10.133°E / 44.283; 10.133Coordinates: IT 44°17′N 10°08′E / 44.283°N 10.133°E / 44.283; 10.133
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Massa and Carrara (MS)
Frazioni Camporaghena, Cattognano, Crespiano, Lagastrello, Montale, Prota, Torsana
Government
  Mayor Pietro Romiti
Area
  Total 54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation 530 m (1,740 ft)
Population (31 May 2007)[1]
  Total 769
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 54015
Dialing code 0187

Comano is a town and comune in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, of some 800 inhabitants.

In the nearby is the pieve of Santa Maria Assunta. It was rebuilt in 1079 in Romanesque style; later it was modified in Renaissance and Baroque times. It has also a castle.

Climate

Comano and its nearby, although the sea is only 30 kilometres (19 mi) away, have a climate considerably colder than the sea shore. This is mainly due to the nearness of the Appennino. Summer is hot with mean high temperatures of 26 °C (79 °F), but nights are cool with mean lows of 13 °C (55 °F). Summer thunderstorms are frequent because the hot and humid air rises from the sea and condenses against the Apennine slopes. Winter is typically cold and damp. Mean lows are about −2 °C (28 °F) and highs are about 6 °C (43 °F), but during the night is the sky is clear the temperature may fall down reaching −10 °C (14 °F) or less.

References

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  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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