Pontecurone
Pontecurone | |
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| Comune di Pontecurone | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pontecurone  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernesto Nobile |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.81 km2 (11.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2005)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,848 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pontecuronesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15055 |
| Dialing code | 0131 |
| Website | Official website |
Pontecurone (Piedmontese: Poncròu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located on the left bank of the Curone, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Alessandria.
Pontecurone borders the following municipalities: Casalnoceto, Casei Gerola, Castelnuovo Scrivia, Rivanazzano Terme, Tortona, Viguzzolo, and Voghera.
In 1635 it was the site of a battle in which Odoardo Farnese, duke of Parma and Piacenza and allied to the French, defeated the Spanish troops under Caspar Azevedo.
Notable people
- Saint Luigi Orione (1872–1940)
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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