Pyli, Boeotia

This article is about the village in Beotia. For other uses, see Pyli (disambiguation).

Pyli (Greek: Πύλη meaning "gate", before 1927: Δερβενοσάλεσι - Dervenosalesi^[2]) is a village and a community in Boeotia, Greece. The community includes the villages Lefka, Panakto and Prasino. It was the seat of the former municipality of Dervenochoria. The site of the ancient Attic fortress of Panactum is between the villages of Panakto^[3] and Prasino (formerly Kavasala).^[4]

Pyli Πύλη
Community
Pyli
Coordinates: 38°13′N 23°30′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Boeotia
Municipality	Tanagra
Municipal unit	Dervenochoria
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	629
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 12

Pyli

Population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	957	-
1991	938	-
2001	666	820
2011	652	745
2021	537	629

Geography

Pyli is situated at the eastern edge of the Pastra mountain. It is in a sparsely populated area, dominated by agriculture and forestry. It is 5 km west of Skourta, 19 km north of Elefsina and 20 km southeast of Thebes. The Zoodochos Pigi Church, remnant of a medieval monastery, lies 5 km to the west.

See also

• List of settlements in Boeotia

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.