Bagnolo del Salento (Salentino: Bagnùlu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
Bagnolo del Salento | |
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| Comune di Bagnolo del Salento | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bagnolo del Salento  | |
  Bagnolo del Salento Location of Bagnolo del Salento in Italy  Bagnolo del Salento Bagnolo del Salento (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°9′N 18°21′E / 40.150°N 18.350°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sonia Mariano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,814 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bagnolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73020 |
| Dialing code | 0836 |
| Patron saint | Saint George |
| Saint day | 23 April |
| Website | Official website |
In the 1946 Italian institutional referendum, Bagnolo del Salento was the comune with the strongest result for the retention of monarchy - 841 (99.41%) votes were cast for monarchy and only 5 for republic.[3]