Pagani (Italian: [paˈgani]; Neapolitan: ('e) Pavane, [(e) pɑˈvɑːnə]) is a town and comune in Campania, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Salerno, in the region known as the Agro nocerino-sarnese. Pagani has a population of 35,834, as of 2016.^[3][4]

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Pagani
Comune
Comune di Pagani
Panoramic view
Location of Pagani
Pagani Location of Pagani in Italy Show map of Italy Pagani Pagani (Campania) Show map of Campania
Coordinates: 40°44′N 14°37′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Government
• Mayor	Raffaele Maria De Prisco (s. 5.10.2020)
Area [1]
• Total	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2004)[2]
• Total	34,775
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Paganese (Paganesi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84016
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	St. Alphonse Our Lady of the Hens
Saint day	August 1 Second Sunday of Easter
Website	Official website

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In the period before the Roman supremacy in southern Italy, it was included into the territory of Nuceria, the chief town in the Sarnus valley – Herculaneum, Pompeii, Stabiae and Surrentum all being dependent upon it, according to many archaeologists. It maintained its allegiance to Rome till 309 BC when it joined the revolted Samnites.^[5] In 308 BC it repulsed a Roman attempt to land at the mouth of the Sarnus, but in 307 BC it was besieged and surrendered. It obtained favourable terms, and remained faithful to Rome even after Cannae.^[5]

Hannibal reduced it in 216 BC by starvation, and destroyed the town of Nuceria. The inhabitants returned when peace was restored. Even during the Social War it remained true to Rome. In 73 BC it was plundered by Spartacus.^[5]

In the Middle Ages (around the 9th century) a small colony of Saracens was actually introduced in the town by permission of the Dukes of Naples, but it lasted only a few decades.

It was united to Nocera Inferiore, and it took the name of Nuceria Paganorum, by the Paganos, a noble family living in the castle of Curtis in Plano (the family could have taken this surname from the pagans/Saracens who previously inhabited the area), in the nowadays Pagani.

Pagani is home to some well-known churches and basilica, including:

• The Shrine of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel (Italian: Santuario di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine), commonly known as the Shrine of Our Lady of the Hens (Italian: Santuario della Madonna delle Galline). This Marian shrine hosts the annual Feast of Our Lady of the Hens (Italian: Madonna delle Galline). During this week, people dance in the streets to the tammurriata (or tarantella).

The town is home to the Italian third-division Serie C football club, Paganese Calcio 1926, whose home ground is the 6,000-seat Stadio Marcello Torre.

• Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood