| Bastardo | |
| Coordinates: | 42.8708°N 12.5597°W |
| Province: | Perugia (PG) |
| Comune: | Giano dell'Umbria |
| Elevation M: | 290 |
| Population Total: | 2018 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Gentilic: | Bastardesi |
| Postal Code: | 06030 |
| Area Code: | 0742 |
Bastardo is an Italian village and frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Giano dell'Umbria, in the Province of Perugia, Umbria. As of 2011 its population was of 1,549.[1]
Located in central Umbria in the valley of River Puglia, a tributary of the Tiber, at the altitude of 290 m (951 ft) above sea-level, Bastardo is 7 km far (about 4 mi) from Giano, 6 from Gualdo Cattaneo and 20 from Foligno. It is an agricultural products processing center that counts several hotels and restaurants, due to its location in a scenic area of Umbria.
The town grew around an inn and stabling station in the 17th or 18th century, and was once known as Osteria del Bastardo (i.e. "Bastard's Inn").[2] In the 1920s the toponym was shortened to its current form and, from 1933, a name change was suggested but it was never modified. Bastardo has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]