Pecetto di Valenza
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Pecetto di Valenza is a commune
of the Province of Alessandria
in the Piedmont
region of north-west Italy
with a population of 1282 (December 2008 estimate). It is located to the south of the river Po, and about 8 km northeast of the provincial capital of Alessandria
, on an eastern spur of the hills of the Basso Monferrato. The commune’s neighbours are Alessandria
, Bassignana
, Montecastello
, Pietra Marazzi
, and Valenza.
The municipal boundaries enclose an area of 11.5 km² which ranges in altitude between 85 and 261 metres above sea level and is predominantly agricultural in character: the economy is largely based on the cultivation of cereals and grapes. Four distinct settlements are identified in the Statuto comunale as ‘historically recognised by the community’; these were also the four designated places for the 2001 census. Pecetto di Valenza itself, which stands at 212 metres above sea level and is the capoluogo of the commune, was the most populous with 499 of the commune’s 1,312 inhabitants. Pellizzari (407 m) had a population of 120. Gasperini (192 m) had 30 inhabitants and Molina (171 m) 16. A further 360 residents, 27% of the, were counted in isolated dwellings such as farm houses.
Comune
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of 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 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...
region of north-west Italy
Italy
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with a population of 1282 (December 2008 estimate). It is located to the south of the river Po, and about 8 km northeast of the provincial capital 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...
, on an eastern spur of the hills of the Basso Monferrato. The commune’s neighbours are 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...
, Bassignana
Bassignana
Bassignana is a municipality in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. The village is situated near the confluence of the Po River and the Tanaro river....
, Montecastello
Montecastello
Montecastello is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km east of Turin and about 6 km northeast of Alessandria....
, Pietra Marazzi
Pietra Marazzi
Pietra Marazzi is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km east of Turin and about 5 km northeast of Alessandria....
, and Valenza.
The municipal boundaries enclose an area of 11.5 km² which ranges in altitude between 85 and 261 metres above sea level and is predominantly agricultural in character: the economy is largely based on the cultivation of cereals and grapes. Four distinct settlements are identified in the Statuto comunale as ‘historically recognised by the community’; these were also the four designated places for the 2001 census. Pecetto di Valenza itself, which stands at 212 metres above sea level and is the capoluogo of the commune, was the most populous with 499 of the commune’s 1,312 inhabitants. Pellizzari (407 m) had a population of 120. Gasperini (192 m) had 30 inhabitants and Molina (171 m) 16. A further 360 residents, 27% of the, were counted in isolated dwellings such as farm houses.
Notable people
- Giuseppe Borsalino, who gave his name to the BorsalinoBorsalinoBorsalino is the name of a hat company known particularly for its fedoras. Established in 1857, Borsalino produces felt from Belgian rabbit fur at its factory in Alessandria, Italy....
hat-making company which he developed in AlessandriaAlessandria-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...
, was born in Pecetto di Valenza in 1834.