Fontanile

Fontanile
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Asti  (AT)
Coordinates	44 ° 45 '  N , 8 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 45 '14 "  N , 8 ° 25' 21"  E
height	276  m slm
surface	8.01 km²
Residents	551 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	69 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	14044
prefix	0141
ISTAT number	005054
Popular name	Fontanilesi
Patron saint	San Giovanni Battista
Website	Fontanile

Fontanile is a municipality with 551 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Asti (AT), Piedmont region .

geography

The municipal area covers an area of ​​eight km² . The neighboring municipalities are Alice Bel Colle ( AL ), Castel Boglione , Castel Rocchero , Castelletto Molina , Mombaruzzo , Nizza Monferrato and Quaranti .

Culinary specialties

In Fontanile, vines are grown for the Dolcetto d'Asti , a red wine with DOC status. The berries of the Pinot Noir and / or Chardonnay grape varieties can be used to make Alta Langa sparkling wine . The Muscat grape for the Asti Spumante , a sweet DOCG sparkling wine with a low alcohol content, and for the still wine Moscato d'Asti is also grown here. The lovely sparkling wine Brachetto d'Acqui is made from the Brachetto grape variety . In Fontanile, vines of the Barbera variety are also grown for the Barbera d'Asti , a red wine with DOCG status.

Attractions

• The domed church of San Giovanni Battista, visible from afar, built around 1900 in the style of historicism

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  panorama

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  Village center with the domed church built around 1900

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  Interior of the domed church of San Giovanni Battista

Population development

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Fontanile  - album with pictures, videos and audio files