Moncestino
Encyclopedia
Moncestino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 40 km east of Turin
and about 45 km northwest of Alessandria
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 238 and an area of 6.4 km².
Moncestino borders the following municipalities: Crescentino
, Fontanetto Po
, Gabiano
, Verrua Savoia
, and Villamiroglio
.
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 40 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 45 km northwest 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 238 and an area of 6.4 km².
Moncestino borders the following municipalities: Crescentino
Crescentino
Crescentino is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northeast of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Vercelli...
, Fontanetto Po
Fontanetto Po
Fontanetto Po is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Vercelli....
, Gabiano
Gabiano
Gabiano is a rural comune in the north-west of the province of Alessandria, some 25 km west of Casale Monferrato. This area straddles the lowland immediately south of the Po and the furthest extension of the Monferrato hills...
, Verrua Savoia
Verrua Savoia
Verrua Savoia is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northeast of Turin.-External links:*...
, and Villamiroglio
Villamiroglio
Villamiroglio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km east of Turin and about 45 km northwest of Alessandria...
.