Sant'Angelo in Colle

Sant'Angelo in Colle
Frazione
Sant'Angelo in Colle

Location of Sant'Angelo in Colle in Italy

Coordinates: 42°59′35″N 11°27′43″E / 42.993°N 11.462°E / 42.993; 11.462
Country  Italy
Region Toscana
Province Siena
Comune Montalcino
Elevation 444 m (1,457 ft)
Population (2011 census)
  Total 204
Demonym(s) Santangiolesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 53024
Dialing code 0577
Patron saint San Michele Arcangelo
Saint day Third Sunday of May
The old pieve di San Michele Arcangelo

Sant'Angelo in Colle is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montalcino, province of Siena. At the time of the 2011 census its population amounted to 204.[1]

This medieval hamlet is located on a small hill approximately 8 km South of Montalcino.[2]

Main sights

Economy

This small town's economy is based mainly on farming, it is in fact in this area the heart of the production of Brunello di Montalcino and several wineries are located here. A bank, a post office, two restaurants and a small grocery store are available.

References

  1. (Italian) Popolazione residente - Siena (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2011, Istat.
  2. Anabel Thomas (2011). Garrisoning the Borderlands of Medieval Siena: Sant'Angelo in Colle, Frontier Castle Under the Government of the Nine, 1287-1355. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 9781409426035.

Coordinates: 42°59′38″N 11°27′37″E / 42.9939°N 11.4603°E / 42.9939; 11.4603

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