Sassa

This article is about Italian frazione. For the defunct legume genus, see Albizia.

Sassa is a frazione in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. After the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, it has a population of about 2500 inhabitants considering small villages around this frazione.^{[citation needed]}

Sassa
Frazione
Sassa
Coordinates: 42°28′N 13°18′E
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	L'Aquila (AQ)
Commune	L'Aquila
Elevation	2,215 ft (675 m)
Population  (2009)
• Total	about 2,500
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	0862

The frazione of Sassa is composed by twelve villages: Brecciasecca, Colle di Sassa, Collefracido, Collemare, Foce di Sassa, Genzano di Sassa, Pagliare di Sassa, Palombaia di Sassa, Poggio Santa Maria, San Martino, Sassa and Sassa Scalo. These twelve villages formed the independent town of Sassa until 1927. Sassa tries often consider the whole territory and villas that compose it; with Sassa is therefore aimed at the following centers:

Village	Elevation	Population	Note
Brecciasecca	-	-	-
Colle di Sassa	750	224	[1]
Collefracido	775	121	[2]
Collemare	-	-	-
Foce di Sassa	800	240	[3]
Genzano di Sassa	685	456	[4]
Pagliare di Sassa	682	230	[5]
Palombaia di Sassa	670	183	[6]
Poggio Santa Maria	858	282	[7]
San Martino	-	-	-
Sassa	675	607	[8]
Sassa Scalo	664	210	[9]

Transport

Sassa has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to Terni, Rieti and L'Aquila and Nsfas Status Check.