Collazzone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 25 km south of Perugia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,108 and an area of 55.8 km2.[3]

Collazzone
Comune di Collazzone
Location of Collazzone
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Collazzone is located in Italy
Collazzone
Collazzone
Location of Collazzone in Italy
Collazzone is located in Umbria
Collazzone
Collazzone
Collazzone (Umbria)
Coordinates: 42°54′03″N 12°26′05″E / 42.90083°N 12.43472°E / 42.90083; 12.43472
CountryItaly
RegionUmbria
ProvincePerugia
FrazioniCanalicchio, Casalalta, Collepepe, Gaglietole, Piedicolle, Acquasanta, Assignano, Carceri
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Bennicelli
Area
 • Total
55.68 km2 (21.50 sq mi)
Elevation
469 m (1,539 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
 • Total
3,459
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
DemonymCollazzonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
06050
Dialing code075
Patron saintLawrence of Rome
Saint dayAugust 10
WebsiteOfficial website

The municipality of Collazzone contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Assignano, Canalicchio, Casalalta, Collepepe, Gaglietole, and Piedicolle.

Collazzone borders the following municipalities: Bettona, Deruta, Fratta Todina, Gualdo Cattaneo, Marsciano, Todi.

Buildings and monuments of interest

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  • Parish church of San Lorenzo (19th-20th-centuries)
  • Church of St Michael the Archangel
  • Franciscan nunnery
  • Portal in Piazza Jacopone, attributed to Giacomo Vignola
  • Convent of St Lorenzo: where Jacopone da Todi died in 1306.
  • Santa Maria Assunta in Collepepe: Romanesque and Gothic architecture church.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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