Montechiaro d'Asti (Piedmontese: Monciàir) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Turin and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Asti.
Montechiaro d'Asti | |
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| Comune di Montechiaro d'Asti | |
 View of Montechiaro d'Asti | |
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Location of Montechiaro d'Asti  | |
  Montechiaro d'Asti Location of Montechiaro d'Asti in Italy  Montechiaro d'Asti Montechiaro d'Asti (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°0′N 8°7′E / 45.000°N 8.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Asti (AT) |
| Frazioni | Nocciola, Regione Reale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Luzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,409 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montechiaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14025 |
| Dialing code | 0141 |
| Patron saint | St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
| Saint day | August 20 |
| Website | Official website |
Montechiaro d'Asti borders the following municipalities: Camerano Casasco, Chiusano d'Asti, Cortanze, Cossombrato, Cunico, Montiglio Monferrato, Soglio, and Villa San Secondo.
Montechiaro is home to a notable example of Romanesque architecture in the Lower Montferrat, the church of St. Nazarius and Celsus (11th and 12th centuries). In Montechiaro is based ACS Cycling Chirio–Casa Giani, a professional cycling team based.
Notable people
edit- Ezio Borgo (1922-2006), football player
- Giovanni Pastrone, also known as Piero Fosco (1883–1959), pioneer of Italian film.
Twin towns
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Finale Ligure, Italy
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.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links
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