Sant'Angelo in Colle explained

Sant'Angelo in Colle
Coordinates:42.9939°N 11.4603°W
Region:Toscana
Province:Siena
Comune:Montalcino
Elevation M:444
Population Total:204
Population As Of:2011 census
Gentilic:Santangiolesi
Saint:San Michele Arcangelo
Day:Third Sunday of May
Postal Code:53024
Area Code:0577

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.

Notes and References

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