Frassineto Po
Encyclopedia
Frassineto Po is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 70 km east of Turin
and about 25 km north of Alessandria
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,462 and an area of 29.2 km².
Frassineto Po borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Martino
, Breme
, Candia Lomellina
, Casale Monferrato
, Ticineto
, and Valmacca
.
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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 70 km east 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 25 km north 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 1,462 and an area of 29.2 km².
Frassineto Po borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Martino
Borgo San Martino
Borgo San Martino is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km east of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Alessandria....
, Breme
Breme
Breme is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km west of Pavia...
, Candia Lomellina
Candia Lomellina
Candia Lomellina is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia...
, Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato, population 36,058, is a town and comune in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, part of the province of Alessandria. It is situated about 60 km east of Turin on the right bank of the Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montferrato hills. Beyond the river lies the...
, Ticineto
Ticineto
Ticineto is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km east of Turin and about 20 km north of Alessandria....
, and Valmacca
Valmacca
Valmacca is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km east of Turin and about 20 km north of Alessandria in an area of plain on the right of the Po River at the confluence of the Rotaldo and the Gattola...
.