Montale is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Pistoia

Province of Pistoia

The Province of Pistoia is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia. It has an area of 965 km², and a total population of 268,503 . There are 22 communes in the province .-External links:...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Tuscany

Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....

, located about 25 km northwest of Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

 and about 8 km east of Pistoia

Pistoia

Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...

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The municipality of Montale contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fognano, Tobbiana, and Stazione.

Montale borders the following municipalities: Agliana

Agliana

Agliana is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km northwest of Florence and about 7 km southeast of Pistoia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 15,405 and an area of 11.6 km².The municipality of Agliana contains the...

, Cantagallo, Montemurlo

Montemurlo

Montemurlo is a comune in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km northwest of Florence and about 8 km northwest of Prato...

, Pistoia

Pistoia

Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...

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Main sights

• Castle of Smilea
• Casa al Bosco
• Church of Santa Cristina
• Abbey of San Salvatore in Agna
• Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

External links

• Official website