Piaggine

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Piaggine

| official_name = Comune di Piaggine

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| coordinates = {{coord|40|21|N|15|23|E|region:IT_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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| region = Campania

| province = Salerno (SA)

| frazioni = Pruno

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| mayor = Renato Pizzolante (since June 2022)

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| area_total_km2 = 62

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| population_total = 1231

| population_as_of = 1 January 2020

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| population_demonym = Piagginesi / Chiainari

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| elevation_m = 630

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| postal_code = 84065

| area_code = 0974

| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.piaggine.sa.it}}

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Piaggine, also called “Chiaine“ in the local dialect, is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, in the south-west of Italy.

The town is located on the river Calore, 93 miles (150 km) south-east of Naples, 57 miles (92 km) north-west of Potenza.

According to the official data, the resident population in 2020 was 1231.{{Cite web|title=Statistiche demografiche ISTAT|url=http://demo.istat.it/pop2020/index.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=demo.istat.it}}

Piaggine was originally inhabited around 1000 A.D by a community of nomadic shepherds, which found green pastures among the mountains near the river.{{Cite web|title=Comune di Piaggine > Vivere Piaggine > Cultura e Tradizioni > Le origini e la storia|url=http://www.comune.piaggine.sa.it/Vivere-Piaggine/Cultura-e-Tradizioni/Le-origini-e-la-storia|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.comune.piaggine.sa.it|language=it-IT}}

The town is famous for being the birthplace of the notorious brigant Giuseppe Tardio.{{Cite web|title=Comune di Piaggine > Vivere Piaggine > Cultura e Tradizioni > Galleria di personaggi > Giuseppe Tardio|url=http://www.comune.piaggine.sa.it/Vivere-Piaggine/Cultura-e-Tradizioni/Galleria-di-personaggi/Giuseppe-Tardio|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.comune.piaggine.sa.it|language=it-IT}}