Coccorano

The origin of the name is unknown. Coccorano does not have a cluster of dwellings and has never been connected with or dependant on Assisi.
The castle allegedly dates back to the beginning of feudalism in Italy, when German emperors would descend into the country. Evidence of the old age of the castle is given by an inscription on the side of the main altar in the current church of Coccorano.
The castle was founded by Ranaldo, head of an old Eugubine family which took part in the Crusades under the insignia of Goffredo da Buglione. In 1257, Ugolino, a descendant of Ranaldo, came at odds with the government of Gubbio, went to Perugia in exile and there the Earle of Coccorano took the surname of Bigazzini. Jacopo Bigazzini, a fervent admirer of St. Francis, often welcomed the Saint in Coccorano and presented him with Caprignone, located on the hills around Cascio. Some French historians have suggested that Favarone Di Offreduccio di Bernardino, father of St. Claire of Assisi, lived in Coccorano during the conspiracy of the Raspanti, where many refugees from Perugia found protection from the killings carried out by the popular faction in 1393. The Coccorano tower, highly prized given for strategic position overlooking the valley, was the subject of many a battle. After a dispute between Perugia and Urbino, the peace treaty was signed at the Castle of Biscina. After that, the immense land assets were divided and the noble family of the Earls of Coccorano disappeared, leaving just a memory of their glorious actions. The original castle dates back to the eleventh century and its remains suggest that at a time not specified, it might have been extended and its defense structure updated, between the late fourteenth and the early fifteenth century, with interventions involving both the tower and the walls. Now on the high bank visible from the right of Cascio, you can see Belmonte, a solid house built with local stones, whose foundations are evidence of the old castle.
The current small church, dedicated to St. Antimo, has an apse facing east, on which a steeple with a cross layout is erected, not far from the remains of the castle.