Controne is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
In 2015 Mayor Nicola Pastore issued an ordinance stating that dogs are not permitted to bark between 2pm and 4pm, the period of Italian napping, and during evening hours.
Lesser than 1 km in south of it are located the Castelcivita Caves, by the river Calore.
Nearest places are Castelcivita and the village of Canneto, 4 km in the north.
One of the most important events of the town is the sagra of the "Beans of Controne",[5] held each November from 1983.