Montechiaro d'Asti is a town and 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 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 35 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 13 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...

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Montechiaro d'Asti borders the following municipalities: Camerano Casasco

Camerano Casasco

Camerano Casasco is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southeast of Turin and about 13 km northwest of Asti...

, Chiusano d'Asti

Chiusano d'Asti

Chiusano d'Asti is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southeast of Turin and about 11 km northwest of Asti...

, Cortanze

Cortanze

Cortanze is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km east of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Asti...

, Cossombrato

Cossombrato

Cossombrato is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km east of Turin and about 12 km northwest of Asti...

, Cunico

Cunico

Cunico is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km east of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 496 and an area of 6.9 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...

, Soglio

Soglio (AT)

Soglio is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km east of Turin and about 14 km northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 164 and an area of 3.5 km²....

, and Villa San Secondo

Villa San Secondo

Villa San Secondo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km east of Turin and about 12 km northwest of Asti...

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Montechiaro is home to a notable example of Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...

 in the Lower Montferrat, the church of St. Nazarius and Celsus (11th-12th centuries).

Notable people

• Giovanni Pastrone
  Giovanni Pastrone
  Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco , was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician.Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d'Asti...
  
  , also known as Piero Fosco (1883–1959), pioneer of Italian film.

External links

• Official website