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Giglio Campese is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Isola del Giglio, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 154.^[1]

Geography

Giglio Campese is located on the north-western coastal side of Giglio Island and it is about 5 km from the municipal seat of Giglio Castello. It is an important seaside resort and one of the three towns on the island – along with Giglio Castello and Giglio Porto.^[2]

San Rocco (20th century), the main church of the village, it was built in 1993 and it is included in the parish of San Pietro Apostolo in Giglio Castello.^[3]
Tower of Campese, built as a coastal defense tower by Cosimo I de' Medici in the late 16th century, it was then transformed into a private house.^[4]

^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat.
^ "Giglio Campese". Tourist Association Pro Loco Isola del Giglio and Giannutri "G. Bancalà". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
^ (in Italian) Parish of Giglio Castello Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello official site.
^ (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Giglio Campese Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.