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Baldichieri d'Asti: sights, history and trails
Asti
- Elevation
- 173 m above sea level
- Area
- 5.07 km2
- Demonym
- baldichiesi
- Patron saint
- San Second d'Asti
A closer look
Discovering Baldichieri d'Asti
Baldichieri d'Asti (I'm sorry. in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 1 107 inhabitants[2] from the province of Asti in the Piemonte.
Landscape and area
Situated 10 km west of the provincial capital Asti, Baldichieri develops in the plain of the rio Triversa . The oldest part of the village, with the municipality and the church...Explore this chapter
Situated 10 km west of the provincial capital Asti, Baldichieri develops in the plain of the rio Triversa. The oldest part of the village, with the municipality and parish church, is located on the slopes of the hills just north of the town.
Featuring low hills, the territory of Baldichieri d'Asti is crossed by the A21 motorway, the Turin-Genova railway and the Highway 10 Padana Inferiore.
History of Baldichieri d'Asti
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The finding of finds from the 1st century AD. testifies to the Roman origins of a first settlement in the area. The Roman road Via Fulvia crossed the territory where the current village rises. The first documents to quote Baldichieri date back to 1041, when it consolidated as a medieval village located in the prey of the valley where they converge rio di Monale and torrent Triversa.
Upstream of the village there was a castle, destroyed in 1553 by the French troops. The parish church dedicated to St. Second Martyr dates back to 1673. In the following centuries Baldichieri followed the events of the Kingdom of Sardinia. The twentieth century saw the country actively participate in the Resistance. Today the municipality is home to food and manufacturing companies.
Symbols
The coat of arms and gonfalone of the municipality of Baldichieri d'Asti were granted by royal decree of 3 December 1934.[5]
The head of purple red is what remains of the head of the Littorio, deprived of the decorative elements that were mandatory for all municipal coats granted during the fascist regime.[6]
The banner is a blue cloth.[7]
What to see in Baldichieri d'Asti
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- Municipal building, of 18th century construction
- Parish church of San Secondo, built between 1560 and 1580. Important are the clear-cut games of the facade of the church and the terrace that constitutes its festival and overlooks the historic center of the village
Society
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Demographic evolution
Inhabitants registered[8]
Foreign ethnic groups and minorities
Foreigners living in Baldichieri d'Asti on 1 January 2013 are 235 and represent 20.9% of the resident population. The nationalities most represented by their percentage of the total living foreign population were:
- Romania 107 (45.53%)
- Albania 66 (28.09%)
- Morocco 33 (14,09%)
- Republic of Macedonia 21 (8.94%)
- Senegal 3 (1,28%)
- Peru 2 (0.85%)
- Cuba 1 (0,43%)
- United Kingdom 1 (0.43%)
- Nepal 1 (0.43%)
Baldichieri at the Palio di Asti
The first modern participation of the Municipality of Baldichieri at Palio di Asti, a race of horses mounted in fur that is played every year in the central Piazza Vittorio...Explore this chapter
The first modern participation of the Municipality of Baldichieri in Palio di Asti, a bareback horse race that takes place every year in the central Piazza Vittorio Alfieri in Asti, dates back to 1988. In the past, a team from Baldichieri achieved a victory in the Asti race: the Beata Concezione di Baldichieri, which won the 1793 Palio with the jockey Reboà. The results obtained since 1988 are listed below (the best results obtained so far are the victory at the Palio dei Comuni in 2019 and the second place in 1994).
| Palio | Fan | Horse | Square | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Giulio Franco (Lince) | East Eden (Gabaleone) | 4th (Gallo) | |
| 1989 | Alessandro Pelissero (Osso) | East Eden(Legage) (shaken) | Deleted in battery | |
| 1990 | Alessandro Pelissero (Osso) | Gilda | Deleted in battery | |
| 1991 | Alessandro Pelissero (Osso) | Echo Valley (shaken) | 5th (Coccarda) | |
| 1992 | Alessandro Pelissero (Osso) | Echo Valley | 6° | |
| 1993 | Alessandro Pelissero (Osso) | Double Tramp (shaken) | Deleted in battery | |
| 1994 | Massimo Donatini (Stoppa) | Mighty Dragon | 2nd (Coin Bag) | |
| 1995 | Massimo Donatini (Stoppa) | Mighty Dragon | 3rd (Spurs) | |
| 1996 | Dario Colagè (Il Bufera) | Claret Spinner (shaken) | Deleted in battery | |
| 1997 | Andrea Povero (Lenza) | Matta for Love | Deleted in battery | |
| 1998 | Salvatore Blanco (León) | Lady Sharif | Deleted in battery | |
| 1999 | Fabrizio Gonella | Giusy | Deleted in battery | |
| June 2000 | Antonello Ielpo | Moldava (Tequila)(shaken) | 8° | Palio of the Jubilee |
| September 2000 | Marco Molinaro | Giusy | Deleted in battery | Ordinary Palio |
| 2001 | Federico Barbagallo | Moldava (Frida) | Deleted in battery | |
| 2002 | Alberto Ricceri (Salasso) | Love the Time | Deleted in battery | |
| 2003 | Alberto Ricceri (Salasso) | Love the Time (shaken) | Deleted in battery | |
| 2004 | Marco Pagliai (Timido) | I don't know | 9° (Acciuga) | |
| 2005 | Tiziano Raffero (The Titian) | Cippali | Deleted in battery | |
| 2006 | Marco Pagliai (Timido) | Gabale II | Deleted in battery | |
| 2007 | Alessandro Chiti (Voragine) | Alidan (Lord Wellington) | Deleted in battery | |
| 2008 | Antonio Villella (Sgaibarre) | Charlemagne (Carletto) | 6° | |
| 2009 | Antonio Villella (Sgaibarre) | Charlemagne (The Bald) (shaken) | Deleted in battery | |
| 2010 | Martin Ballesteros (Pampero) | Ave fenix | 8° | |
| 2011 | Martin Ballesteros (Pampero) | Sensa Sagrin | 6° | |
| 2012 | Martin Ballesteros (Pampero) | Des. | 3° | |
| 2013 | Martin Ballesteros (Pampero) | 9° | ||
| 2014 | Antonio Villella (Sgaibarre) | not classified | Replaced in the final by Mattia Chiavassa | |
| 2015 | Donato Calvaccio | Deleted in battery | ||
| 2016 | Simone Mereu | 6° | ||
| 2017 | Simone Mereu | Tip | Deleted in battery | |
| 2018 | Mattia Chiavassa | Unico de Aighenta | Deleted in battery | |
| 2019 | Mattia Chiavassa | Farfadet Du Pecos (Orgoglio) | VINCITOR of the Palio dei Comuni | Score |
| 2022 | Mattia Chiavassa | Blue Star | Deleted in battery | |
| 2023 | Mattia Chiavassa | Banzay | 8° | |
| 2024 | Mattia Chiavassa | Banzay | Deleted in battery | |
| 2025 | Alessandro Cersosimo | Cedar | Deleted in battery | |
| 2026 | Alessandro Cersosimo | Zefiro | 4th (Gallo Vivo) | Skilled Horse Qualification Battery |
Administration
Municipal Administration 2024-2029 · Other administrative informationExplore this chapter
| Period | First citizen | Match | Load | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1999 | Giorgio Sattanino | Civic list | Mayor | 1st Mandate |
| 1999 | 2004 | Giovanni Primo Forno | Civic list | Mayor | 1st Mandate |
| 2004 | 2009 | Giovanni Primo Forno | Civic list | Mayor | 2nd Mandate |
| 2009 | 2014 | Gianluca Oven | Civic list | Mayor | 1st Mandate |
| 2014 | 2019 | Gianluca Oven | Campanile Civic List with wheat ears[9] | Mayor | 2nd Mandate |
| 2019 | 2024 | Gianluca Oven | Campanile Civic List with wheat ears | Mayor | 3rd Mandate |
| 2024 | In charge | Sara Arduino | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite[10] | Mayor | 1st Mandate |
Municipal Administration 2024-2029
| Name and Surname | Election date | Match | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Arduino | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Mayor | President of the Town Council |
| Paolo Pasquale Borgnino | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Deputy Mayor
(from 06/17/2024) |
Component of the Town Council |
| Gabriella Monaco | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Councillor
(from 06/17/2024) |
Component of the Town Council |
| Gianluca Oven | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Adviser | |
| Claudio Chiusano | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Adviser | |
| Federico Robino | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Adviser | |
| Andrea Mecca | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Adviser | |
| Patrizia | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Adviser | |
| Salvatore Sarlo | 10/06/2024 | Campanile Civic List with Spiga and Vite | Adviser | |
| Guido Bonino | 10/06/2024 | Civic List to Change | Adviser | |
| Giancarlo Fassio | 10/06/2024 | Civic List to Change | Adviser | |
| Maurizio Campanella | 10/06/2024 | Civic List to Change | Adviser |
Other administrative information
The municipality has been part of the hilly community Valtriversa for some years, then deciding to stop this participation in 2013.[11]
Notes
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- ^ Town of Baldichieri d'Asti : Municipal Administration and Mayor - Municipality of Baldichieri d'Asti e città, Asti, Piemonte, up www.comune-italia.it. URL consulted on 5 August 2026.
- ^ to b Monthly demographic balance for the year 2026 (provisional data), up demo.istat.it, ISTAT.
- ^ Seismic classification (XLS), up risks.protezionecivile.gov.it.
- ^ Table of degrees/day of Italian Municipalities grouped by Region and Province (PDF), in Law 26 August 1993, n. 412, annex A, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 1 March 2011, p. 151. URL consulted on 25 April 2012 (archived fromoriginal url on 1 January 2017).
- ^ Baldichieri d'Asti, decree 1934-12-03 RD, concession of coats and gonfalone, up Heraldic office - Municipal files, Central State Archives. URL consulted on 9 November 2021.
- ^ Coat of arms and banner, up Municipality of Baldichieri d'Asti.
- ^ Coats of arms and gonfalone of the Municipality of Baldichieri d'Asti, up Collection of drawings from the coat of arms of municipalities and cities, Central State Archives. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Data taken from:
- Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991 (PDF), up ebiblio.istat.it, ISTAT.
- Resident population - Time series, up exploredati.istat.it.
Please note: 2021 data refers to permanent census data as of December 31 of that year.
- ^ Municipality of Baldichieri d'Asti, La Repubblica; results online at www.republic.it (consulted in June 2014)
- ^ Municipality of Baldichieri d'Asti, Eligando - European, Regional, Administrative Elections 8-9 June 2024; results online at https://elezioni.interno.gov.it/ (consulted June 2024)
- ^ Union of Municipalities “Community Collinare Valtriversa”, OBJECT: AGREEMENT APPROVATION FOR THE RECESS FROM THE UNION of the COMMON "COMUNITY COLLINARE VALTRIVERSA" OF THE COMMUNITY OF BALDICHIERS AND VILLAFRANCA D'ASTI.; Resolution no. 28 of 30 December 2013, online on www.valtriversa Archived on March 8, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. (consulted in July 2014)
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