Castellazzo Bormida 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 70 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 8 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 July 2007, it had a population of 4,636 and an area of 45.1 km².

The municipality of Castellazzo Bormida contains the frazione

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...

(subdivision) Fontanasse.

Castellazzo Bormida borders the following municipalities: 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...

, Borgoratto Alessandrino

Borgoratto Alessandrino

Borgoratto Alessandrino is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 11 km southwest of Alessandria, on the Bormida river....

, Casal Cermelli

Casal Cermelli

Casal Cermelli is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 9 km south of Alessandria....

, Castelspina

Castelspina

Castelspina is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 14 km southwest of Alessandria....

, Frascaro

Frascaro

Frascaro is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 11 km southwest of Alessandria...

, Frugarolo

Frugarolo

Frugarolo is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 11 km southeast of Alessandria....

, Gamalero

Gamalero

Gamalero is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 13 km southwest of Alessandria....

, Oviglio

Oviglio

Oviglio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 12 km southwest of Alessandria...

, and Predosa

Predosa

Predosa is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 20 km south of Alessandria....

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External links

• www.comune.castellazzobormida.al.it