Brignano-Frascata

Brignano-Frascata
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Alessandria  (AL)
Coordinates	44 ° 49 '  N , 9 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 48 '50 "  N , 9 ° 2' 29"  E
height	288  m slm
surface	17.42 km²
Residents	433 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	15050
prefix	0131
ISTAT number	006024
Popular name	Brignanesi
Patron saint	San Giacomo
Panorama of Brignano-Frascata

Brignano-Frascata ( Piedmont .: Bërgnàu e Frascà ) is an Italian municipality with 433 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the province of Alessandria (AL), Piedmont region . It belongs to the community association Comunità Montana Valli Curone Grue e Ossona .

The neighboring municipalities are Casasco , Cecima , Dernice , Garbagna , Gremiasco , Momperone and San Sebastiano Curone . The town's patron saint is San Giacomo .

geography

The Curone River

The place is located at an altitude of 288 m above sea level on the bank of the mountain stream Curone in hilly terrain. The municipality covers an area of ​​17.42  km² .

history

The Bruzzo Castle

As found during excavations in the Serra del Monte area, the area was already populated during the Neolithic . The place was first mentioned in writing when it was given to the Genoese Spinola family as a fief by the Prince of Milan in 1375 . After Napoleone e Giovanni Antonio Spinola murdered his brother Battista and his three sons in the town's castle in 1478, the area became the property of Enrico Bigurra, Battista's brother-in-law. He sold the land to Cavalchino Guidobono in 1485 for 13,500 lire. From 1685 until the beginning of the 19th century the land belonged to the Ferrari family from San Sebastiano . It was not until 1928 that the area became an independent municipality.

The current castle of the place, the Castello Bruzzo , dates back to a building from the 17th century. It was renovated and expanded in a medieval style by Alfonso Bruzzo in 1936.

Population development

economy

The surrounding area is almost exclusively agricultural, and the cultivation of fruits in particular plays an important role.

Web links

Commons : Brignano-Frascata  - 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.