Back فيليي Arabic وقلی AZB Велье (Італія) Byelorussian Велие Bulgarian Veglie Breton Велье (Итали) CE Veglie (munisipyo) CEB Veglie German Veglie Esperanto Veglie Spanish
Veglie
Greek: Elos | |
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| Comune di Veglie | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Veglie  | |
  Veglie Location of Veglie in Italy  Veglie Veglie (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′N 17°58′E / 40.333°N 17.967°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Frazioni | Campi Salentina, Carmiano, Leverano, Nardò, Novoli, Salice Salentino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudio Paladini |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.35 km2 (23.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 13,947 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vegliesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73010 |
| Dialing code | 0832 |
| ISTAT code | 075092 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Saint day | 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
Velhe (Salentino: Eje) is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Veglie is 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Lecce and 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of the sea, the Gulf of Taranto. It is bounded by the comuni of Campi Salentina, Carmiano, Leverano, Nardò, Novoli and Salice Salentino.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population from ISTAT