Montacuto
Encyclopedia
Montacuto is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 120 km southeast of Turin
and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 335 and an area of 23.7 km².
Montacuto borders the following municipalities: Albera Ligure
, Cantalupo Ligure
, Dernice
, Fabbrica Curone
, Gremiasco
, and San Sebastiano Curone
.
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 120 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 southeast 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 335 and an area of 23.7 km².
Montacuto borders the following municipalities: Albera Ligure
Albera Ligure
Albera Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km southeast of Alessandria...
, Cantalupo Ligure
Cantalupo Ligure
Cantalupo Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria...
, Dernice
Dernice
Dernice is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria...
, Fabbrica Curone
Fabbrica Curone
Fabbrica Curone is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the upper valley of the Curone stream, about 120 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km southeast of Alessandria.Fabbrica Curone borders the following municipalities: Albera Ligure,...
, Gremiasco
Gremiasco
Gremiasco is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria...
, and San Sebastiano Curone
San Sebastiano Curone
San Sebastiano Curone is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria, at the confluence of the Curone and Museglia streams.San Sebastiano Curone borders the following...
.