Tigliole 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 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 35 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 9 km west 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 1,676 and an area of 16.1 km².

The municipality of Tigliole 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) Valperosa, Pocola, Pratomorone, Remondini, and San Carlo.

Tigliole borders the following municipalities: 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...

, Baldichieri d'Asti

Baldichieri d'Asti

Baldichieri d'Asti is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southeast of Turin and about 9 km west of Asti...

, Cantarana

Cantarana

Cantarana is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southeast of Turin and about 13 km west of Asti...

, San Damiano d'Asti

San Damiano d'Asti

San Damiano d'Asti is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southeast of Turin and about 13 km southwest of Asti.-History:...

, and Villafranca d'Asti

Villafranca d'Asti

Villafranca d'Asti is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southeast of Turin and about 13 km west of Asti....

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External links

• www.provincia.asti.it/comuni/tigliole/homepage.htm Selected Civil Records (Births, Marriages and Deaths)