# Vernole

> Italian comune

**Wikidata**: [Q52220](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52220)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernole)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vernole

## Summary
Vernole is an Italian comune (municipality) in Italy, located in the province of Lecce. It is associated with several localities and sites, including Acaya (a frazione) and settlements such as Strudà, Acquarica, and Vanze. Vernole is documented with geographic coordinates and multiple population figures in the provided sources.

## Key Facts
- Vernole is an **Italian comune** (a municipal division of Italy).
- Vernole is located in the **province of Lecce**, a province of Italy.
- Vernole is in **Italy** (country in southern Europe).
- Vernole has geographic coordinates **40.283333333333 (lat), 18.3 (lon)**.
- Vernole’s official website is **http://www.comunedivernole.it/**.
- Vernole has recorded population figures of **7,135**, **7,062**, and **6,774** (multiple values provided).
- Vernole is connected to the following places/sites (as provided):
  - **Acaya** — a *frazione* of Italy.
  - **Acaja** — a human settlement in Italy.
  - **Cesine** — a nature reserve in Italy (inception: **1980-01-01**).
  - **Strudà** — a human settlement in Vernole, Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy.
  - **Acquarica** — a human settlement in Vernole, Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy.
  - **Vanze** — a human settlement in Vernole, Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy.
- Vernole’s Wikipedia title is **“Vernole”**.
- Vernole has a **sitelink_count of 47** (as provided).
- Italy (the country Vernole is in) has inception dates recorded as **1946-06-18** (Italian Republic; tied to the Italian constitutional referendum, 1946) and **1861-03-17** (applies to the Kingdom of Italy; proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy).

## FAQs

### What is Vernole?
Vernole is a comune in Italy. In the provided material, it is explicitly described as an “Italian comune” and is treated as a municipal division within the Italian administrative system.

### Where is Vernole located?
Vernole is located in Italy, in the province of Lecce. The sources also provide coordinates placing it at latitude 40.283333333333 and longitude 18.3.

### What population numbers are given for Vernole?
The provided data lists three population values for Vernole: 7,135; 7,062; and 6,774. No single value is identified as the definitive or most recent figure in the source material.

### Does Vernole include smaller localities or settlements?
Yes. The material links Vernole to multiple settlements described as being in Vernole: Strudà, Acquarica, and Vanze, each specified as a human settlement in Vernole (Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy).

### What is Acaya in relation to Vernole?
Acaya is listed as a *frazione* of Italy and is included among the entities connected to Vernole. The source material does not provide additional detail beyond this classification and connection.

### Is Vernole connected to any protected natural area?
The sources connect Vernole to **Cesine**, described as a nature reserve in Italy with an inception date of 1980-01-01. The material does not specify the exact administrative relationship beyond the stated connection.

### What is Vernole’s official website?
The website listed for Vernole is http://www.comunedivernole.it/. No alternate official URLs are provided in the source material.

## Why It Matters
Vernole matters as a defined unit of local government in Italy’s municipal system (a comune), situated within the province of Lecce. The entity is also relevant as a geographic hub tying together multiple named settlements (Strudà, Acquarica, Vanze) and associated places (including Acaya/Acaja and the Cesine nature reserve). For knowledge bases and LLM applications, Vernole’s value is in its clear administrative classification, explicit provincial and national placement, and the set of linked local entities that help ground regional queries and disambiguate nearby places.

## Notable For
- Being explicitly classified as an **Italian comune** (municipality).
- Location in the **province of Lecce** (Italy).
- Having **precise coordinates** provided (40.283333333333, 18.3).
- Being linked to multiple settlements **explicitly stated to be in Vernole**: **Strudà**, **Acquarica**, and **Vanze**.
- Association with **Cesine**, a nature reserve in Italy with an inception date of **1980-01-01**.
- Having an identified official website: **http://www.comunedivernole.it/**.

## Body

### Administrative Type and Classification
Vernole is described as an **Italian comune**. A comune is a municipal division of Italy (the source material includes “comune of Italy” as the relevant category of administrative unit).

### Geographic Placement
Vernole is located in:
- **Province:** province of Lecce (a province of Italy)
- **Country:** Italy

Geospatial data provided for Vernole:
- **Latitude:** 40.283333333333  
- **Longitude:** 18.3

### Population (Multiple Provided Values)
The source material lists multiple population figures for Vernole:
- **7,135**
- **7,062**
- **6,774**

No timestamp or ranking is provided for these values in the supplied data, so they are retained as parallel recorded figures.

### Web Presence and Identifiers
- **Official website:** http://www.comunedivernole.it/
- **Wikipedia title:** Vernole
- **Sitelink count:** 47 (as provided)

### Connected Places and Sites
The provided material links Vernole to several related entities. Where the source explicitly states “in Vernole,” that relationship is preserved verbatim.

**Settlements explicitly stated as being in Vernole (Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy):**
- **Strudà** — human settlement in Vernole, Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy
- **Acquarica** — human settlement in Vernole, Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy
- **Vanze** — human settlement in Vernole, Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy

**Other connected entities included in the source set:**
- **Acaya** — *frazione* of Italy
- **Acaja** — human settlement in Italy
- **Cesine** — nature reserve in Italy; **inception: 1980-01-01**

### Country Context (Italy)
Vernole is in **Italy**. The provided material includes key inception markers for Italy:
- **1946-06-18** — establishment of the Italian Republic (linked in the source to the Italian constitutional referendum, 1946)
- **1861-03-17** — proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy (noted as applying to that historical entity)

These dates are part of the country context attached to Italy in the supplied data and are included here only to reflect the provided relationship that Vernole is located within Italy.

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. Italian National Institute of Statistics
4. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html)
5. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=P02)
6. GeoNames
7. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224)
8. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia
9. FactGrid
10. Seismic classification in Italy
11. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)