Collevecchio

For the village in Abruzzo, see Collevecchio (Montorio al Vomano).

Collevecchio (local dialect: Colevecchiu) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium.

Collevecchio
Comune
Comune di Collevecchio
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Coat of arms
Location of Collevecchio
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Coordinates: 42°20′N 12°33′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Rieti (RI)
Frazioni	Poggio Sommavilla, Cicignano
Area [1]
• Total	26.95 km2 (10.41 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population  (2010[2])[3]
• Total	1,651
Demonym	Collevecchiani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	02042
Dialing code	0765
Website	Official website

Territory

Collevecchio borders the following Comuni: Civita Castellana, Magliano Sabina, Montebuono, Ponzano Romano, Stimigliano, Tarano. The frazione of Poggio Sommavilla is home to a prehistoric and arcaic archaeological site of Poggio Sommavilla on Tiber Valley with center acropolis and a necropolis.

The economy is based on agriculture (olive, wine) and animal husbandry (cattle and goats).

People from Collevecchio

• Simonetta da Collevecchio