Bevagna

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Church of St. Michael Arcangel, in Bevagna.

Comune di Bevagna
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Province	Perugia (PG)
Mayor	Enrico Bastioli (since 2006-05-29, second mandate)

Elevation	210 m
Area	56 km²
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)	5,013
- Density	86/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	42°56′N 12°37′E
Gentilic	Bevanati
Dialing code	0742
Postal code	061031
Frazioni	Capro, Gaglioli, Cantalupo, Castelbuono, Limigiano, Torre del Colle
Patron	St. Vincent
- Day	June 6
Website: www.comune.bevagna.pg.it

Bevagna (Latin Mevania) is a town and comune in the central part of the Italian province of Perugia, (Umbria), in the flood plain of the Topino river (anc. Tinia). Bevagna is 25 km (15 mi) SE of Perugia, 8 km (5 mi) W of Foligno, 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Montefalco, and 15 km (9 mi) NW of Trevi. It has a population of c. 5,000, with the town proper accounting for about half of that.

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Bevagna today is a pleasant base for visiting central Umbria, and has a dozen medieval churches; among them the two most important are both Romanesque: S. Michele Arcangelo and S. Silvestro; other notable churches include S. Agostino and S. Nicolò (also known as the church of the Bl. Donato of Bevagna).