San Damiano d'Asti

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San Damiano d'Asti
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San Damiano d'Asti (Italy)
San Damiano d'Asti
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Asti  (AT)
Coordinates 44 ° 50 ′  N , 8 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′ 0 "  N , 8 ° 4 ′ 0"  E
height 179  m slm
surface 48 km²
Residents 8,221 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 171 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 14015
prefix 0141
ISTAT number 005097
Popular name sandamianesi
Patron saint Santi Cosma e Damiano (September 26th)
Website San Damiano d'Asti

San Damiano d'Asti is a municipality with 8,221 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Asti (AT), Piedmont region .

The patron saints of the place are the Santi Cosma e Damiano , to whom the great baroque basilica of the place is dedicated.

geography

The place is 16 km from Asti at an altitude of 179 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​48  km² .

The municipality consists of the districts of Lavezzole, San Luigi, San Grato, San Giulio, San Pietro, Gorzano, Verneglio, Valmolina, Vascagliana and Torrazzo.

The neighboring municipalities are Antignano , Asti , Canale , Cantarana , Celle Enomondo , Cisterna d'Asti , Ferrere , Govone , Priocca , San Martino Alfieri and Tigliole .

history

San Damiano d'Asti was founded in 1275 when residents of the sacked villages of Castelnuovo and Gozzano fled to the high plateau near the Borbone river .

Culture and festivals

Population development

Town twinning

  • Kriens (Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland)

Web links

Commons : San Damiano d'Asti  - 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.