| Cortanze | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Cortanze | ||
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  Cortanze Location of Cortanze in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°1′N8°5′E / 45.017°N 8.083°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province | Asti (AT) | |
| Frazioni | Roera, San Rocco | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Clemente Pescarmona | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2010 [1] ) | ||
| • Total | 295 | |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Cortanzesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 14020 | |
| Dialing code | 0141 | |
Cortanze is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 266 and an area of 4.5 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi). [2]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Asti is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the southwest it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it shares a very short border with the Ligurian province of Savona. It has an area of 1,504.5 square kilometres (580.9 sq mi), and, As of 2017, a total population of 215,871.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.
The municipality of Cortanze contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Roera and San Rocco.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Cortanze borders the following municipalities: Cunico, Montechiaro d’Asti, Piea, Soglio, and Viale.
Cunico is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 496 and an area of 6.9 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi).
Montechiaro d'Asti 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.
Piea is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Asti.
