Collevecchio | |
Official Name: | Comune di Collevecchio |
Coordinates: | 42.3333°N 45°W |
Region: | Lazio |
Province: | Rieti (RI) |
Frazioni: | Poggio Sommavilla, Cicignano |
Population Total: | 1651 |
Population As Of: | 2010[1] |
Population Demonym: | Collevecchiani |
Elevation M: | 245 |
Postal Code: | 02042 |
Area Code: | 0765 |
Collevecchio (Italian: label=local dialect|Colevecchiu) is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium.
Collevecchio borders the following Comuni: Civita Castellana, Magliano Sabina, Montebuono, Ponzano Romano, Stimigliano, Tarano. The frazione of Poggio Sommavilla is home to an 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).