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Province of Grosseto

Casone is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Pitigliano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 130.

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Map of 58017 Casone, Province of Grosseto, Italy

Casone is about 80 km from Grosseto and 9 km from Pitigliano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Pitigliano to the province of Viterbo and Lazio.

Main sights

  • Church of San Paolo della Croce (14th century), main parish church of the village, it was entirely re-built in the 20th century in a Neo-Romanesque style
  • Casone War Memorial, memorial stone in remembrance of the fallen of the two world wars

    • References

    Casone Wikipedia
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