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Acquese: at a glance

There.Acquese (in Piedmontese ♪) is a geographical region of the Lower Piemonte, which occupies the southwestern portion of the province of Alessandria, going to border with Liguria (province of Savona and province of Genoa) to the south and the province of Asti south-west. It owes its name to the city of Acqui Terme, the center around which the area gravitates. Although related to province of Asti from the 1935, are included in Acquese the southern municipalities of this province, historically linked to the diocese Acqui Terme, then going to confine with the province of Cuneo.

Geography

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Orography

The Acquese includes the Padano side of some valleys of the Ligurian Apennines. The main rivers are the Bormida, the Bormida of Millesimo, the Bormida di Spigno. The other streams are the Erro and the Orba. The Orba delimites the eastern borders of Acquese.

Mountains

The mountains do not reach high peaks and do not go beyond 800 meters.

Description	Height (m)
Bric Puschera^{[Mountains 1]}	851 m
Bric of the Gorrei	829 m
Bric Berton	773 m
Bric of the Olmi^{[Mountains 1]}	667 m
Monte del Ratto	685 m
Monte Orsaro	574 m
Monte Acuto	574 m
Monte Castello	528 m
Bric Valla^{[Mountains 1]}	510 m
Bric del Ciuchen	510 m

^ ^to ^b ^c Considering the Acquese Astigiano

Hydrography

Manufactures

Description	Source Altitude
Bormida	800 m
Spigno Bormida	1,028 m^{[rivers 1]}
Bormida di Millesimo	820 m^{[rivers 1]}
Orba	1,001 m^{[rivers 1]}
Erroir	1,267 m^{[rivers 1]}

^ ^to ^b ^c ^d In the province of Savona

History

The Acquese was tied to the Marquisate of Monferrato until 1708 when he was annexed to the Duchy of Savoy, it was then of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1713 to the 1718 and the Kingdom of Sardinia until...Explore this chapter

The Acquese was tied to the Marchesato del Monferrato until 1708 when it was annexed to the Duchy of Savoy, it was then of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1713 to 1718 and of the Kingdom of Sardinia until the Napoleonic parentheses. After Napoleon's fall he returned to the Kingdom of Sardinia and then went to Italy united since 1861.

Administrations

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Municipalities

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Municipalities of Acquese properly said

Coat of arms	Municipality	Area	Population	Piedmontese name
	Acqui Terme	33.42 km²	20,458	Àich
	Alice Bel Colle	12.09 km²	778	Àles Bel
	Bistagno	17.65 km²	1,884	Bistag
	Cartosio	16.67 km²	806	Cartos
	Cassine	33.54 km²	3,059	Cassène
	Castelletto d'Erro	4.71 km²	144	Castlèt d'Er
	Castelnuovo Bormida	13.17 km²	684	Castinouv an Boumia
	Cavatore	10.44 km²	306	Caváu
	Denice	7,45 km2	197	Dens
	Grognardo	9.33 km2	315	Gognèd
	Malvicino	8,64 km2	110	Mavzin
	Melazzo	19.72 km²	1,293	Mlass
	Merana	9.34 km2	191	Meiran-a
	Montechiaro d'Acqui	17.51 km²	591	Monciar
	Morbello	23.30 km²	442	Mirbé
	Orsara Bormida	5.14 km2	414	The Garden
	Pareto	40.95 km²	648	Parèj
	Ponti	12.40 km²	667	Póit
	Ponzone	69,31 km2	1,158	Punch
	Prasco	6.06 km2	534	Prag
	Ricaldone	10.60 km²	673	Ricaldòn
	Rivalta Bormida	10.04 km²	1,443	Arváuta
	Spigno Monferrato	54,86 km2	1.172	Spign.
	Strevi	15.21 km²	2,016	Strev
	Terzo	8.77 km2	898	Ters
	Visone	12.56 km²	1,212	Visón
Total		482,88 km2	42,093

Municipalities sometimes considered part of the Acquese

The municipalities that are sometimes considered part of the Acquese, have been part of the Province of Acqui until 1859, then with the decree Rattazzi they passed to province of Alessandria and since 1934 they are part of province of Asti. There are still economic and territorial ties (such as the diocese) dependent on Acqui Terme.

Municipality	Area	Population	Piedmontese name
Bubbio	15.69 km²	904	Bube
Cassinasco	11.71 km²	657	Cassinasch
Cessole	11.11 km²	406	Sunflowers
Loazzolo	15.48 km²	360	Loasseu
Mombaldone	12.25 km²	235	Mombal
Monastero Bormida	14.15 km²	1.004	Monasté an Bormia
Olmo Gentile	5,11 km2	93	Orm
Roccaverano	29.90 km²	464	Rocaveran
San Giorgio Scarampi	6,02 km2	125	San Giòrs ëd jë Scaramp
Serole	11.82 km²	151	You're not.
Sessame	8,48 km2	290	Siam
Vesime	13.44 km²	683	Vegettos