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Vicarello, Collesalvetti

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Vicarello is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Collesalvetti, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 3,106. The town is about 16 km from Livorno and 3 km from Collesalvetti.

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