Cimitile is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km northeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2017, it had a population of 7 172 and an area of 2.74 km2. In antiquity Cimitile was the necropolis for the town of Nola, and it was here that Paulinus of Nola founded a monastic community in the year 395. Cimitile founded itself inside the coemeterium nolanum, the Paleochristian basilicas. Cimitile borders the following municipalities: Camposano, Casamarciano, Comiziano, Nola.

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