Monteleone di Spoleto

Monteleone di Spoleto (in Antiquity, the Roman town of Brufa), is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Perugia in southeast Umbria at 978 meters (3209 ft) above sea-level overhanging the upper valley of the Corno River. It is one of the more remote towns in Umbria, on a mountain road from Norcia and Cascia (33 km and 12 km NNE respectively) to Leonessa and Rieti in the Lazio (10 km S and 51 km SSW). It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Monteleone di Spoleto
Comune di Monteleone di Spoleto
View of Monteleone di Spoleto
Location of Monteleone di Spoleto
Monteleone di Spoleto
Location of Monteleone di Spoleto in Italy
Monteleone di Spoleto
Monteleone di Spoleto (Umbria)
Coordinates: 42°39′5″N 12°57′6″E
CountryItaly
RegionUmbria
ProvincePerugia (PG)
FrazioniButino, Rescia, Ruscio, Trivio
Government
  MayorMarisa Angelini
Area
  Total61.58 km2 (23.78 sq mi)
Elevation
978 m (3,209 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2010)
  Total648
  Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
DemonymMonteleonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
06045
Dialing code0743
Patron saintSt. Nicholas
Saint day6 December
WebsiteOfficial website

The population of the comune was 648 in 2010, with the town proper accounting for about half of that; the frazioni of Monteleone are Butino, Rescia, Ruscio, and Trivio.

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