Gavignano

For Gavignano in France, see Gavignano, Haute-Corse.

Gavignano
Comune
Comune di Gavignano
Coat of arms
Gavignano Location of Gavignano in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province / Metropolitan city	Rome (RM)
Frazioni	Rossilli
Area
• Total	14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Elevation	404 m (1,325 ft)
Population (31 May 2002)
• Total	1,993
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Gavignanesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	00030
Dialing code	06
Patron saint	St. Roch
Saint day	16 August

Gavignano is a hill top town of 1,982 inhabitants in the Province of Rome, Lazio, central Italy. Gavignano is approximately 50 km south east of Rome in the Lepini Mountains.

The name of the town is believed to be derived from the Roman consul and general Aulus Gabinius, a friend of Pompey and ally of Julius Caesar.

The nearest train station is located in the town of Colleferro. Nearby, within the communal territory, is an archaeological site of a Roman villa from the Republican era, the villa "Rossilli", believed to be a country home of the Julii family. At Rossilli there is also a historical abbey, built by the Benedictines in the 12th century.

Pope Innocent III was born there in 1160.