Ales (Sardinia)

Ales
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Oristano  (OR)
Local name	Abas
Coordinates	39 ° 46 ′  N , 8 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E
height	194  m slm
surface	21.65 km²
Residents	1,366 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	63 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	09091
prefix	0783
ISTAT number	095004
Popular name	Aleresi
Patron saint	Santi Pietro and Paolo
Website	Ales

Ales , the capital of the Marmilla , is a municipality in the province of Oristano in Sardinia in Italy with 1366 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Ales lies at the foot of Monte Arci , a volcanic cone. This region has always played a crucial role in the Marmilla economy. Ales was once the smallest town with a bishopric in Italy.

The neighboring communities are Albagiara , Curcuris , Gonnosnò , Marrubiu , Morgongiori , Palmas Arborea , Pau , Santa Giusta , Usellus and Villa Verde .

Attractions

View to the cathedral

• Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, a 17th century cathedral

sons and daughters of the town

• Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), writer, politician (founder of the Italian Communist Party) and philosopher.
• Fernando Atzori (* 1942), an Olympic gold medalist in boxing

Web links

Commons : Ales  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.