Mongiardino Ligure

Mongiardino Ligure
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Alessandria  (AL)
Coordinates	44 ° 38 '  N , 9 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 38 '24 "  N , 9 ° 3' 42"  E
height	600  m slm
surface	29.19 km²
Residents	149 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	5 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	15060
prefix	0143
ISTAT number	006100
Popular name	Mongiardinesi
Patron saint	San Giovanni Battista
Mongiardino Ligure

Mongiardino Ligure ( Piedmontese and Ligurian Mongiardin ) is an Italian municipality with 149 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the province of Alessandria (AL), Piedmont region .

The municipality consists of the districts Salata , Maggiolo , Vergagni , Rovello Inferiore , Montemanno , Gordena , Casalbusone , Guazzolo , Dova Superiore , Dova Inferiore , Correio , Gorreto , Cerendero , Canarie , Prato , Cavanna , Castellaro , Camere Nuove , Fubiano , Mandirola , Salata Mongiardino , Piansuolo , Borneto , Lago Cerreto and Lago Patrono . The latter is the seat of the municipal administration.

The neighboring municipalities are Cabella Ligure , Carrega Ligure , Isola del Cantone ( GE ), Roccaforte Ligure , Rocchetta Ligure and Vobbia ( GE ). The town's patron saint is San Giovanni Battista .

geography

The place is about 60 km from the provincial capital Alessandria at an altitude between 600 m and 750 m above sea level in the upper Val Sisola , a side valley of the Val Borbera . The municipality covers an area of ​​29.19 km².

history

In the village of Vergagni there was a castle of the Spinola family, built in the first half of the 14th century . Only the remains of a 50 m long wall and a cistern are left of this building.

Population development

Web links

Commons : Mongiardino Ligure  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry at piemonteweb.it - basic information (Italian)

Individual evidence

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