Roccaverano
Encyclopedia
Roccaverano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Asti
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 70 km southeast of Turin
and about 35 km south of Asti
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 473 and an area of 29.9 km².
Roccaverano borders the following municipalities: Bubbio
, Cessole
, Denice
, Loazzolo
, Mombaldone
, Monastero Bormida
, Olmo Gentile
, San Giorgio Scarampi
, Serole
, Spigno Monferrato
, and Vesime
.
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 Asti
Province of Asti
The Province of Asti is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the north west it borders on the province of Turin; to the south west it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it...
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 70 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 35 km south of Asti
Asti
Asti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 473 and an area of 29.9 km².
Roccaverano borders the following municipalities: Bubbio
Bubbio
Bubbio is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Asti...
, Cessole
Cessole
Cessole is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km south of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 429 and an area of 11.1 km²....
, Denice
Denice
Denice is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southwest of Alessandria...
, Loazzolo
Loazzolo
Loazzolo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km south of Asti....
, Mombaldone
Mombaldone
Mombaldone is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Asti.-External links:*...
, Monastero Bormida
Monastero Bormida
Monastero Bormida is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Asti....
, Olmo Gentile
Olmo Gentile
Olmo Gentile is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km south of Asti....
, San Giorgio Scarampi
San Giorgio Scarampi
San Giorgio Scarampi is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km south of Asti....
, Serole
Serole
Serole is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km south of Asti...
, Spigno Monferrato
Spigno Monferrato
Spigno Monferrato is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km southwest of Alessandria.-History:...
, and Vesime
Vesime
Vesime is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km south of Asti...
.