Quargnento

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Quargnento
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Alessandria (AL)
Mayor
Elevation	121 m
Area	36.2 km²
Population
- Total (as of Dec. 2004)	1,346
- Density	37/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	44°57′N 8°29′E
Gentilic	quargnentini
Dialing code	0131
Postal code	15044
Location of Quargnento in Italy

Quargnento (Quargnent in Piedmontese) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km east of Turin and about 11 km northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,346 and an area of 36.2 km².^[1]

Quargnento borders the following municipalities: Alessandria, Castelletto Monferrato, Cuccaro Monferrato, Felizzano, Fubine, Lu, San Salvatore Monferrato, and Solero.

[edit] Notable Quargnentini

• Carlo Carrà (1881–1966), painter.

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.