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Alessandria

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Elevation
270 m above sea level
Area
2.89 km²
Demonym
Berzanesi
Patron saint
Saint Teresa

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Discovering Berzano di Tortona

Berzano di Tortona (Bërsòu in the dialect of the city) is an Italian municipality of 163 inhabitants[2] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte, located on the watershed between the valley of the Grue torrent and that of the Curone.

History of Berzano di Tortona

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Territory of the municipality of Tortona, followed its fate until 1818, when it became a municipality. From 1928 to 1947 it was part of the municipality of Volpedo.

Symbols

The coat of arms was granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 26 June 2006.[5]

«Semi-partite: the first, banded of black and gold; the second, of gold, to the grape bunch of purple, pampy of two, of green; the third, of red, to the rose of silver, placed in pole, gambuta and foliage of four of the same. Exterior ornaments from the Municipality»

(Presidential Decree 26.06.2006)

The gonfalone is a white drape with the edge of red.

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered[6]

Administration

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The town hall

Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.

Period First citizen Match Load Notes
July 3, 1985 June 8, 1990 Germano Daffonchio Italian Democratic Socialist Party Mayor [7]
June 8, 1990 April 24, 1995 Germano Daffonchio Italian Socialist Party Mayor [7]
April 24, 1995 June 14, 1999 Enrico Piacentini left Mayor [7]
June 14, 1999 June 14, 2004 Enrico Piacentini civic list Mayor [7]
June 14, 2004 June 8, 2009 Enrica Pavione civic list Mayor [7]
June 8, 2009 May 26, 2014 Enrica Pavione civic list Mayor [7]
May 26, 2014 May 27, 2019 Enrica Pavione list civic Grappolo d'uva con spighe Mayor [7]
May 27, 2019 June 9, 2024 Maurizio Raviolo civic list Mayor
June 9, 2024 in office Enrica Pavione civic list Grappolo d'uva and wheat ears Mayor

Other administrative information

Notes

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  1. ^ Municipality of Berzano di Tortona : Municipal Administration and Mayor - Municipality of Berzano di Tortona e città, Alessandria, Piemonte, up www.comune-italia.it. URL consulted on 5 August 2026.
  2. ^ to b Monthly demographic balance for the year 2026 (provisional data), up demo.istat.it, ISTAT.
  3. ^ Seismic classification (XLS), up risks.protezionecivile.gov.it.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Berzano di Tortona (Alessandria) D.P.R. 26.06.2006 concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up Italian Government, Office of Honors and Araldic, 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. ^ Data taken from:
  7. ^ to b c d And f g https://amministratori.interno.it/

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