Passerano Marmorito is a small rural 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:...

(‘commune’ or ‘municipality’) in the Province of Asti

Province of Asti

The Province of Asti is a province in the Piedmont region of northern 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...

 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 25 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 20 km northwest of Asti

Asti

Asti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 454 and an area of 12.1 km².

Geography

The capoluogo of the commune, and the site of its town hall, is Passerano. The statuto comunale identifies three further villages or hamlets within the boundaries of the commune: Marmorito, Primeglio and Schierano (after which the wine grape

Vitis vinifera

Vitis vinifera is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran....

 Malvasia di Schierano is named). Further localities include Boscorotondo, Serra and Rocco.

Passerano Marmorito borders the following municipalities: Albugnano

Albugnano

Albugnano is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti....

, Aramengo

Aramengo

Aramengo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti...

, Capriglio

Capriglio

Capriglio is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km southeast of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Asti...

, Castelnuovo Don Bosco

Castelnuovo Don Bosco

Castelnuovo Don Bosco is a comune in the province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti, on a hill near the confluence of the Nevissano and Bardella.Castelnuovo Don Bosco borders the following municipalities:...

, Cerreto d'Asti

Cerreto d'Asti

Cerreto d'Asti is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km east of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Asti. As of December 31, 2004, it had a population of 253 and an area of 4.0 km²....

, Cocconato

Cocconato

Cocconato is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti...

, Pino d'Asti

Pino d'Asti

Pino d'Asti is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 225 and an area of 4.1 km²....

, and Piovà Massaia

Piovà Massaia

Piovà Massaia is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km east of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Asti....

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