Cocconato
Encyclopedia
Cocconato is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Asti
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 25 km east of Turin
and about 25 km northwest of Asti
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,629 and an area of 16.8 km².
Cocconato borders the following municipalities: Aramengo
, Brozolo
, Montiglio Monferrato
, Moransengo
, Passerano Marmorito
, Piovà Massaia
, Robella
, and Tonengo
.
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
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 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 25 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 1,629 and an area of 16.8 km².
Cocconato borders the following municipalities: 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...
, Brozolo
Brozolo
Brozolo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km east of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 478 and an area of 8.9 km²....
, Montiglio Monferrato
Montiglio Monferrato
Montiglio Monferrato is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Valle Versa about 30 km east of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Asti. It was created in 1998 by combining the three ancient communes of Colcavagno, Montiglio and Scandeluzza...
, Moransengo
Moransengo
Moransengo 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2270, not 200 according to Lelia. and an area of 5.4 km².Moransengo borders the...
, Passerano Marmorito
Passerano Marmorito
Passerano Marmorito is a small rural 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 31 December 2004, it had a population of 454 and an area of 12.1 km².-Geography:The capoluogo of the...
, 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....
, Robella
Robella
Robella is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti...
, and Tonengo
Tonengo
Tonengo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km east of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 196 and an area of 5.5 km²....
.