Gavignano is a hill top town of 1,982 inhabitants in the Province of Rome, Lazio, central Italy. Gavignano is approximately 50 km south east of Rome in the lepini hills and can be easily reached by local train service. The nearest train station being located in the town of Colleferro. Nearby within the commune of the town is an archeological site of a Roman villa from the republican era. The villa "Rossilli" is believed to be a country home of the Julii family. The name of the town is believed to be derived from the Roman consul and general Aulus Gabinius a friend of the famous general Pompey and ally of Gaius Julius Caesar. Cicero, the famous Roman senator and orator outlined in a number of letters to his brother Quintus the development and outcome of Gabinius's trials, for which he was acquitted.
Pope Innocent III was born there in 1160.