Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi

This article is about the district near Assisi. For the church after which it is named, see Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi.

Santa Maria degli Angeli
Frazione
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Coordinates: 43°03′32″N12°34′41″E / 43.05889°N 12.57806°E / 43.05889; 12.57806
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Province	Perugia
Comune	Assisi
Elevation [1]	218 m (715 ft)
Population  (2001) [1]
• Total	6,665
Demonym	Angelani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	06081
Area code	075

Pedestrian road towards the Assisi.

Santa Maria degli Angeli is a frazione of the comune of Assisi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 218 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 6,665 inhabitants, ^[1] and is located c. 4 km south from Assisi. The name of the city was used by the Spanish Franciscan missionaries as the name of Los Angeles, currently one of the largest cities of the United States.

It is home to the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, which includes the Porziuncola, the most sacred place of the various Franciscan Orders. Saint Francis of Assisi himself died here.

References

1. "Tavola: Popolazione residente per sesso - Perugia (dettaglio loc. abitate) – Censimento 2001". Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2009.