Scapoli

Scapoli
Comune
Comune di Scapoli
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Scapoli within the Province of Isernia Scapoli within the Province of Isernia
Scapoli Location of Scapoli in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Molise
Province / Metropolitan city	Isernia (IS)
Frazioni	Acquaviva, Cannine, Cerratino, Collalto, Collematteo, Fontecostanza, Fonte La Villa, Padulo, Pantano, Parrucce, Ponte, Prato, Santa Caterina, Sodalarga, Vaglie, Vicenne
Area
• Total	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	758
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	86070
Dialing code	0865
Website	Official 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 was of 758.

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.

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

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Scapoli official website
• Il Museo della Zampogna (Bagpipe Museum)
• History of Scapoli (Italy World Club)
• Demographics of Scapoli (Italia Indettaglio)
• Hotpipes (Information about Zampogna)