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Inhabitants in 1991: 4.943
 The
municipal territory of Capannoli extends for 22,71 square kilometres in
Val d’Era, on the base of the hills overlooking the influx of the
river into the plain. The present day extension had its origins in the
Medieval community which grew up over the centuries and particularly in
the XVII century.
Even though certain recent finds seem to indicate a Roman origin, the
most certain news of Capannoli is from the middle centuries of the
Medieval. According to a document of 1119 it was already a
fortified village, and resulted as possession, in XIII century,
of a branch of the powerful family of the della Gherardesca: Ugolino
III had in fact the title of Count of Capannoli in 1178. With the beginning
of the 1300s there opened up a decade of agitation for the community:
in the first place conquered by the troops of Guido da Montefeltro
on behalf of Pisa, it passed under the control of the Pisana family dei
Gambacorta, managing after that to get itself an autonomous municipal
structure. Annexed for a brief period to the dominion of Firenze for the
first time in 1348, Capannoli entered into the Fiorentino State in
1406, together with the city of Pisa and its counties. Again in 1832
it was described as a “village of picturesque beauty” and
“divided into groups of comfortable and good dwellings interposed
with villas”.
Places to visit:
Villa Boubon del Monte, elegant building in late Baroque style. |
Historical info reproduced upon authorization of Regione Toscana - Dipartimento della Presidenza E Affari Legislativi e Giuridici
Translated by Ann Mountford |
