Ceriale

Ceriale
Country	Italy
region	Liguria
province	Savona  (SV)
Coordinates	44 ° 5 '  N , 8 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 5 '0 "  N , 8 ° 14' 0"  E
surface	11.21 km²
Residents	5,459 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	487 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	17023
prefix	0182
ISTAT number	009024
Popular name	Cerialesi
Patron saint	Rochus of Montpellier
Website	www.comune.ceriale.sv.it
The center of Ceriale

Ceriale (in Ligurian : Çejâ ) is an Italian municipality with 5459 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region . The municipality belonging to the province of Savona is exactly halfway between the regional capital Genoa and the Italian-French border.

geography

Old fortress tower in Ceriale

Ceriale is located on the Riviera di Ponente , on the slopes of Monte Croce (541 meters above sea level). The community is located on the eastern edge of the plain of Albenga and, with its territory to the Mountain Community Ingauna . It is about 34 kilometers away from the provincial capital Savona .

According to the Italian classification for seismic activity , Ceriale was assigned to zone 3. This means that the community is in a seismically inactive zone.

climate

The municipality is classified under climate category C , as the degree day number has a value of 1360. This means that the heating period regulated by law in Italy is between November 15th and March 31st for ten hours per day.

Personalities

• Charles Hyacinth Valerga (1818–1864), Titular Catholic Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Quilon , India.

Web links

Commons : Ceriale  - 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. ↑ Ordinanza PCM n.3274 of 03/20/2003
3. ↑ Confedilizia.it ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.