Bosco Marengo (Italian: [ˈbosko maˈreŋɡo]; Piedmontese: Ël Bòsch [əl ˈbɔsk]) is a town and a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Turin and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Alessandria.
Bosco Marengo
Ël Bòsch (Piedmontese) | |
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| Comune di Bosco Marengo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bosco Marengo  | |
  Bosco Marengo Location of Bosco Marengo in Italy  Bosco Marengo Bosco Marengo (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′N 8°40′E / 44.817°N 8.667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Levata, Pollastra, Quattro Cascine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gianfranco Gazzaniga |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.53 km2 (17.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 2,314 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Boschesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15062 |
| Dialing code | 0131 |
| Patron saint | St. Pius V |
| Saint day | April 30 |
| Website | Official website |
Bosco Marengo borders the following municipalities: Alessandria, Basaluzzo, Casal Cermelli, Fresonara, Frugarolo, Novi Ligure, Pozzolo Formigaro, Predosa, and Tortona.
Nuclear enrichment plant
editThere was a nuclear enrichment plant in Bosco Marengo, which started operating in 1973. The site was handed to SOGIN, the Italian nuclear decommissioning authority in 2005 and, in December 2008, it was decided that it should be decommissioned.[3] The process was completed on 31 December 2021.[4]
People
edit- Pope Pius V (1504–1572)
- Michele Bonelli (1541–1598), cardinal and papal diplomat.
- Antonio Salvarezza (1902–1985), operatic tenor
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "World Nuclear Association - World Nuclear News".
- ^ Carbone, Giampiero (5 March 2022). "Bosco Marengo: l'ex Fn disattivata. In arrivo la Carta nazionale delle aree idonee al deposito nucleare" [Bosco Marengo: the former Fn deactivated. The National Charter of areas suitable for nuclear storage is on the way]. Giornale7 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022.
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