Cartosio
Encyclopedia
Cartosio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 80 km southeast of Turin
and about 40 km southwest of Alessandria
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 782 and an area of 16.7 km².
Cartosio borders the following municipalities: Castelletto d'Erro
, Cavatore
, Malvicino
, Melazzo
, Montechiaro d'Acqui
, Pareto
, and Ponzone
.
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 80 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 40 km southwest 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 782 and an area of 16.7 km².
Cartosio borders the following municipalities: Castelletto d'Erro
Castelletto d'Erro
Castelletto d'Erro is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria....
, Cavatore
Cavatore
Cavatore is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 295 and an area of 10.4 km².Cavatore borders the following...
, Malvicino
Malvicino
Malvicino is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 124 and an area of . As of 31 December 2004 its Dialing code was 0144 and postcode was 15015....
, Melazzo
Melazzo
Melazzo is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria...
, Montechiaro d'Acqui
Montechiaro d'Acqui
Montechiaro d'Acqui is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southwest of Alessandria....
, Pareto
Pareto (AL)
Pareto is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 50 km southwest of Alessandria...
, and Ponzone
Ponzone
Ponzone is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southwest of Alessandria...
.