San Giorgio Monferrato (in Piedmontese San Giòrs Monfrà) is a comune of the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of the regional capital Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Alessandria.
San Giorgio Monferrato | |
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| Comune di San Giorgio Monferrato | |
Location of San Giorgio Monferrato  | |
  San Giorgio Monferrato Location of San Giorgio Monferrato in Italy  San Giorgio Monferrato San Giorgio Monferrato (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′30″N 8°25′2″E / 45.10833°N 8.41722°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Chiabotto, Cascinotti |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rino Scarola (M) elected 2004-06-13 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Population (2005)[2] | |
• Total | 1,295 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sangiorgesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15020 |
| Dialing code | 0142 |
| Patron saint | Saint George |
| Saint day | 23 April |
| Website | Official website |
The territory of this small rural commune of the Monferrato Casalese extends over an area of 7.1 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi). Its population of 1,293[3] is concentrated in the village of San Giorgio (Saint George). The communal coat of arms pictures the saint killing the dragon. San Giorgio clusters around a medieval castle on a low hill southwest of Casale Monferrato, which dominates the road from Casale to Asti.
San Giorgio Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Casale Monferrato, Ozzano Monferrato, and Rosignano Monferrato.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns — sister cities
editSan Giorgio Monferrato is twinned with:
Saint-Julien, France
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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