Ponzone
Encyclopedia
Ponzone is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 80 km southeast of Turin
and about 40 km southwest of Alessandria
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,217 and an area of 69.3 km².
Ponzone borders the following municipalities: Cartosio
, Cassinelle
, Cavatore
, Grognardo
, Malvicino
, Molare, Morbello
, Pareto
, Sassello
, Tiglieto
, and Urbe
.
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 80 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 40 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 December 2004, it had a population of 1,217 and an area of 69.3 km².
Ponzone 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...
, Cassinelle
Cassinelle
Cassinelle is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km south of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 883 and an area of 23.8 km².Cassinelle borders the following...
, Cavatore
Cavatore
Cavatore is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 295 and an area of 10.4 km².Cavatore borders the following...
, Grognardo
Grognardo
Grognardo is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 315 and an area of 9.3 km².Grognardo borders the following...
, Malvicino
Malvicino
Malvicino is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 124 and an area of . As of 31 December 2004 its Dialing code was 0144 and postcode was 15015....
, Molare, Morbello
Morbello
Morbello is a comune of the province of Alessandria, in the Italian region, Piedmont. It is located in Upper Montferrat....
, 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...
, Sassello
Sassello
Sassello is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 58 km west of Genoa and about 26 km north of Savona in the northern side of the Ligurian Apennines.-History:...
, Tiglieto
Tiglieto
Tiglieto is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 52 km northwest of Genoa.Tiglieto borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Genoa, Masone, Molare, Ponzone, Rossiglione, Sassello, Urbe.-History:In 1120 Tiglieto Abbey was the first...
, and Urbe
Urbe
Urbe is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km northwest of Genoa and about 25 km northeast of Savona...
.