Castellania is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria

Province of Alessandria

The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

, located about 100 km southeast of Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

 and about 30 km southeast of Alessandria

Alessandria

-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 99 and an area of 7.7 km².

The municipality of Castellania contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Mossabella and Sant'Alosio.

Castellania borders the following municipalities: Avolasca

Avolasca

Avolasca is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Carezzano

Carezzano

Carezzano is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Costa Vescovato

Costa Vescovato

Costa Vescovato is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Garbagna

Garbagna (AL)

Garbagna is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southeast of Alessandria...

, Sant'Agata Fossili

Sant'Agata Fossili

Sant'Agata Fossili is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Alessandria...

, and Sardigliano

Sardigliano

Sardigliano is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Alessandria...

.

Notable Castellanesi

Castellania is known as the birthplace of two famous racing cyclists: Angelo Fausto Coppi (1919–1960) and his brother Serse Coppi

Serse Coppi

Serse Coppi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist born in Castellania. He was the younger brother of Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi.-Professional career:...

(1923–1951).