# Pignone

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**Pignone** (lij: *Pignon*; locally *Pignun*[1]) is a *[comune](/source/Comune)* (municipality) in the [Province of La Spezia](/source/Province_of_La_Spezia) in the [Italian](/source/Italy) region [Liguria](/source/Liguria), located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of [Genoa](/source/Genoa) and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of [La Spezia](/source/La_Spezia). As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 654 and an area of 16.2 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi).[2]

The municipality of Pignone contains the *[frazione](/source/Frazione)* (subdivision) [Casale](/source/Casale_(Pignone)).

Pignone borders the following municipalities: [Beverino](/source/Beverino), [Borghetto di Vara](/source/Borghetto_di_Vara), [Levanto](/source/Levanto_(Italy)), [Monterosso al Mare](/source/Monterosso_al_Mare), [Vernazza](/source/Vernazza).

## Demographic evolution

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1861 1,283 — 1871 1,380 +7.6% 1881 1,360 −1.4% 1901 1,080 −20.6% 1911 1,031 −4.5% 1921 1,085 +5.2% 1931 1,024 −5.6% 1936 1,081 +5.6% 1951 987 −8.7% 1961 879 −10.9% 1971 798 −9.2% 1981 728 −8.8% 1991 714 −1.9% 2001 650 −9.0%

Data from ISTAT

## References

1. Frisoni, Gaetano (1910). *Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese* (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

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