Province of Asti
Province of Asti
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| Nation |
 Italy |
| Region |
Piedmont |
| Capital(s) |
Asti |
| Area |
1,504.5 km2 |
| Population (2004) |
206,265 |
| Density |
137 inhab./km2 |
| Comuni |
118 |
| Vehicle Registration |
AT |
| Postal Code |
14010-14026, 14030, 14032-14037, 14039-14055, 14057-14059, 14100 |
| Telephone Prefix |
011, 0141, 0144 |
| ISTAT |
005 |
| President |
Maria Teresa Amorsino |
| Executive |
People of Freedom |
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| Map highlighting the location of the province of Asti in Italy |
The Province of Asti (It. Provincia di Asti) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the north west it borders on the province of Turin; to the south west it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it shares a very short border with the Ligurian province of Savona. It has an area of 1,504.5 km², and a total population of 206,265 (2004).
History
The Province of Asti was created on April 1st 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of King Vittorio Emanuele III. It was detached from the existing Province of Alessandria.
The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor (Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare) for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of the Second World War.
Municipalities
There are 118 municipalities (comuni, singular: comune) in the province[1]: the largest by population[2] are:
| Municipality |
Population |
| Asti |
71,276 |
| Canelli |
10,230 |
| Nizza Monferrato |
10,019 |
| San Damiano d'Asti |
7,622 |
| Costigliole d'Asti |
5,882 |
| Villanova d'Asti |
4,717 |
| Castagnole delle Lanze |
3,641 |
| Moncalvo |
3,320 |
| Castelnuovo Don Bosco |
3,038 |
| Villafranca d'Asti |
2,942 |
| Castell'Alfero |
2,691 |
| Mombercelli |
2,214 |
| Valfenera |
2,128 |
| Montegrosso d'Asti |
2,084 |
Map
Map of the province of Asti.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.comuni-italiani.it/005/index.html
- ↑ http://www.comuni-italiani.it/005/lista.html
External links
- Official website
- MonferratoArte (Italian) A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato, which includes twenty parishes within the Province of Asti.
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Agliano Terme · Albugnano · Antignano · Aramengo · Asti · Azzano d'Asti · Baldichieri d'Asti · Berzano di San Pietro · Bruno · Bubbio · Buttigliera d'Asti · Calamandrana · Calliano · Calosso · Camerano Casasco · Canelli · Cantarana · Capriglio · Casorzo · Cassinasco · Castagnole Monferrato · Castagnole delle Lanze · Castel Boglione · Castel Rocchero · Castell'Alfero · Castellero · Castelletto Molina · Castello di Annone · Castelnuovo Belbo · Castelnuovo Calcea · Castelnuovo Don Bosco · Cellarengo · Celle Enomondo · Cerreto d'Asti · Cerro Tanaro · Cessole · Chiusano d'Asti · Cinaglio · Cisterna d'Asti · Coazzolo · Cocconato · Corsione · Cortandone · Cortanze · Cortazzone · Cortiglione · Cossombrato · Costigliole d'Asti · Cunico · Dusino San Michele · Ferrere · Fontanile · Frinco · Grana · Grazzano Badoglio · Incisa Scapaccino · Isola d'Asti · Loazzolo · Maranzana · Maretto · Moasca · Mombaldone · Mombaruzzo · Mombercelli · Monale · Monastero Bormida · Moncalvo · Moncucco Torinese · Mongardino · Montabone · Montafia · Montaldo Scarampi · Montechiaro d'Asti · Montegrosso d'Asti · Montemagno · Montiglio Monferrato · Moransengo · Nizza Monferrato · Olmo Gentile · Passerano Marmorito · Penango · Piea · Pino d'Asti · Piovà Massaia · Portacomaro · Quaranti · Refrancore · Revigliasco d'Asti · Roatto · Robella · Rocca d'Arazzo · Roccaverano · Rocchetta Palafea · Rocchetta Tanaro · San Damiano d'Asti · San Giorgio Scarampi · San Martino Alfieri · San Marzano Oliveto · San Paolo Solbrito · Scurzolengo · Serole · Sessame · Settime · Soglio · Belveglio · Tigliole · Tonco · Tonengo · Vaglio Serra · Valfenera · Vesime · Viale · Viarigi · Vigliano d'Asti · Villa San Secondo · Villafranca d'Asti · Villanova d'Asti · Vinchio
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