 The "frazione" of Gavinana was the location of the eponymous battle in 1530.The original settlement started to grow substantially after the construction of the road connecting Pistoia to Modena, which passed through it (1781).In 1864 it was connected by the Ferrovia Porrettana, from Pistoia to Bologna, later expanded with an electric tramway line (Ferrovia Alto Pistoiese), from Pracchia to San Marcello.