Pocapaglia

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Pocapaglia
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Pocapaglia (Italy)
Pocapaglia
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates 44 ° 42 '  N , 7 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 42 '0 "  N , 7 ° 53' 0"  E
height 381  m slm
surface 17 km²
Residents 3,333 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 196 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 12060
prefix 0172
ISTAT number 004170
Patron saint San Giusto
Website Pocapaglia
Pocapaglia panorama.jpg
Pocapaglia

Pocapaglia is an Italian commune with 3333 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cuneo (CN), Piedmont region .

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​17  km² . The municipality is located in the Roero region and parts of the vineyards are permitted in wine of the same name.

The neighboring municipalities are Bra , Monticello d'Alba , Sanfrè , Santa Vittoria d'Alba and Sommariva Perno .

Attractions

At Pocapaglia a “cemetery” has been set up for famous film and book characters, where flowers can be placed and prayers can be made.

Web links

Commons : Pocapaglia  - 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. Süddeutsche Zeitung online: Pilgrimage sites for fans - Elvis no longer lives here. See caption for picture 15 of a photo gallery.