Sansepolcro

Sansepolcro
Comune
Città di Sansepolcro
Aerial view of Sansepolcro.
Location of Sansepolcro
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Coordinates: 43°34′15″N 12°08′25″E / 43.57083°N 12.14028°E / 43.57083; 12.14028
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Arezzo (AR)
Frazioni	Aboca, Gragnano, Gricignano, Melello, Montagna, Santa Fiora
Government
• Mayor	Fabrizio Innocenti
Area [1]
• Total	91.48 km2 (35.32 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (31 December 2014)[2]
• Total	16,012
• Density	180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym	Biturgensi - Borghesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52037
Dialing code	0575
Patron saint	St. John the Evangelist
Saint day	December 27
Website	www.comune.sansepolcro.ar.it

Sansepolcro, formerly Borgo Santo Sepolcro, is a town and comune founded in the 11th century, located in the Italian Province of Arezzo in the eastern part of the region of Tuscany.

Situated on the upper reaches of the Tiber river, the town is the birthplace of the painters Piero della Francesca, Raffaellino del Colle (a pupil of Raphael), Matteo di Giovanni, Santi di Tito and Angiolo Tricca. It was also the birthplace of the Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli, and of Matteo Cioni, who translated Piero della Francesca's treatise about perspective in painting (De prospectiva pingendi) into Latin.

Today, the economy of the town is based on agriculture, industrial manufacturing, food processing and pharmaceuticals. It is the home of Buitoni pasta, founded by Giulia Buitoni in 1827.