Portacomaro

Portacomaro
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Asti  (AT)
Coordinates	44 ° 57 '  N , 8 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 57 '26 "  N , 8 ° 15' 29"  E
height	232  m slm
surface	10.94 km²
Residents	2,021 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	185 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	14037
prefix	0141
ISTAT number	005087
Popular name	Portacomaresi
Patron saint	San Bartolomeo Apostolo

Portacomaro is a municipality with 2021 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Asti (AT), Piedmont region . The neighboring municipalities are Asti , Calliano , Castagnole Monferrato and Scurzolengo .

Pope Francis

The family of Pope Francis , whose real name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, comes from the village . His grandfather Giovanni Angelo Bergoglio had six children, one of whom, Mario Bergoglio, emigrated to Argentina and found a job with the railroad. The Pope is said to speak the dialect of the area around Portacomaro and to master the songs of the emigrants.

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​ten km² .

Culinary specialties

At Portacomaro, vines of the Barbera variety are grown for the Barbera d'Asti , a red wine with DOCG status, and for the Barbera del Monferrato .

Population development

Web links

Commons : Portacomaro  - 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. ↑ Dirk Schümer: [1] He knows what he's doing . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , No. 63 of March 15, 2013, p. 63; accessed on March 15, 2013