Fontanile
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Asti (AT) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 45 ' N , 8 ° 25' 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
Population development
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.