Malvicino 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 80 km (50 mi) 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 (25 mi) 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 124 and an area of 8.6 km² (3 sq mi). As of 31 December 2004 its Dialing code was 0144 and postcode was 15015. Its territory lies between 240 and 586 metres above sea level. Its Istat Code is 006090 and its Belfiore Code is E870.

Malvicino borders the following municipalities: Cartosio

Cartosio

Cartosio 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...

, 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...

, 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...

, and Spigno Monferrato

Spigno Monferrato

Spigno Monferrato is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km southwest of Alessandria.-History:...

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Basic services

• Hall
• Medical Ambulatory
• Pro Loco (the organizer of many village fairs)
• Malvicino is achieved by the basic telephone services and GPRS, but unfortunately it is still an area not covered by the ADSL service and UMTS leaving today (2010) the inhabitants with an analog connection at 56Kbps.