| Villamiroglio | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Villamiroglio | |
  Villamiroglio Location of Villamiroglio in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°8′N8°10′E / 45.133°N 8.167°E Coordinates: 45°8′N8°10′E / 45.133°N 8.167°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Alessandria (AL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 336 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 15020 |
| Dialing code | 0142 |
Villamiroglio (Vilamireu in Piedmontese) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 336 and an area of 9.7 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi). [1]
Piedmontese is a Romance language spoken by some 700,000 people mostly in Piedmont, northwestern region of Italy. It is geographically and linguistically included in the Gallo-Italic languages group of Northern Italy. It is part of the wider western group of Romance languages, which also includes French, Occitan, and Catalan. It is spoken in Piedmont, Liguria and Lombardy.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria.
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Villamiroglio borders the following municipalities: Cerrina Monferrato, Gabiano, Moncestino, Odalengo Grande, and Verrua Savoia.
Cerrina Monferrato is a commune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Alessandria. Its municipal borders enclose an area of 17.1 square kilometres (6.6 sq mi) ranging in elevation from 158 to 422 metres above sea level. The commune borders Gabiano to the north, Mombello Monferrato to the east, Castelletto Merli and Odalengo Piccolo to the south, and Odalengo Grande and Villamiroglio to the west. The two principal population centres are Valle Cerrina which had a population of 583 at the time of the 2001 census, and Cerrina itself, the historic centre and capoluogo which had a population of 353. Montalero and Rosingo were both communes in their own right until 1928. The other settlements include Montaldo, Piancerreto and Gaminella: although the last lies mostly within the commune of Mombello Monferrato.
Gabiano is a rural comune in the northwest of the province of Alessandria, some 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Casale Monferrato. This area straddles the lowland immediately south of the Po and the furthest extension of the Monferrato hills. Its current population of some 1,250 has halved since mid-1930s.
Moncestino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 238 and an area of 6.4 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi).
