Castellania Coppi

Castellania Coppi
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Alessandria  (AL)
Coordinates	44 ° 47 '  N , 8 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 47 '0 "  N , 8 ° 55' 0"  E
height	400  m slm
surface	7.69 km²
Residents	88 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	15052
prefix	0131
ISTAT number	006045
Popular name	Castellanesi

Castellania Coppi ( Piedmontese Castlanìa ) is a municipality with 88 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the Italian province of Alessandria (AL), Piedmont region .

The community consists of the districts Mossabella and Sant'Alosio. The neighboring municipalities are Avolasca , Carezzano , Costa Vescovato , Garbagna , Sant'Agata Fossili and Sardigliano . Until 2019 it was called Castellania .

In March 2019, the regional administration of Piedmont agreed to the request of the municipality of Castelliani to be named Castellania Coppi in honor of the cyclist Fausto Coppi , who was born in the municipality 100 years earlier .

geography

The place is at an altitude of 400 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​7.69  km² .

Personalities

• Fausto Coppi (1919–1960), cyclist, was born in Castellania
• Serse Coppi (1923–1951), racing cyclist, brother of Fausto Coppi, was born in Castellania

Web links

Commons : Castellania  - 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.
2. ↑ Castellania diventa Castellania Coppi in omaggio: Castellania diventa Castellania Coppi in omaggio al Campionissimo - SpazioCiclismo. In: cyclingpro.net. March 26, 2019, accessed March 27, 2019 (Italian).