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Elevation
300 m above sea level
Area
6,89 km2
Demonym
Cameroon
Patron saint
San Lorenzo

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Discovering Camerano Casasco

Camerano Casasco (Room in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 428 inhabitants[2] from the province of Asti in the Piemonte.

The municipality is part of the Municipal Union Community Collinare Val Rilate. Part of the territory of the municipality is included in the special nature reserve of Valle Andona, Valle Botto and Val Grande.

History of Camerano Casasco

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Symbols

The coat of arms of the Municipality of Camerano Casasco was granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 8 May 1996.[5]

«Intersed in pole: the first, of red, to the two bands of silver, each loaded with a leaf of green heir; the second, of blue, to the golden tower, walled of black, put at the five guelpha, closed of black and windowed of three in pole, of the same; the third, of gold cotissato of red of five pieces. Exterior ornaments from the Municipality.»

The shield brings together the symbols of the families Camerano di Asti (of red, with two silver bands, loaded with three leaves of green hedre, 2 and 1), Asinari (of blue, to the golden tower, open of the field and window of red and blue, with bordering composed of red and silver) and Del Carretto (of gold, five bands of red).[6]

The gonfalone is a truncated rectangular drape of red and blue.[7]

What to see in Camerano Casasco

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  • Parish Church of San Lorenzo
Parish Church of San Lorenzo, interior
  • Castle, in the town of Casasco

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered[8]

Foreign ethnic groups and minorities

According to ISTAT data on 1 January 2013 the resident foreign population was 58 people and represent 12.1% of the entire resident population. The nationalities most represented by their percentage of the total living foreign population were:

  • Romania 40 (68.97%)
  • Moldova 9 (15.52%)
  • Albania 5 (8.62%)
  • United Kingdom 1 (1,72%)
  • Poland 1 (1,72%)
  • Ukraine 1 (1,72%)
  • Ukraine 1 (1,72%)
  • Japan 1 (1,72%)

Traditions and folklore

Palio di Asti

The town of Camerano Casasco has returned a victory to Palio di Asti, on 29 April 1745 (Compagnia di S. Antonio di Camerano Casasco), with Giacomo Bodone on a gray Sardinian horse.

Administration

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

Period First citizen Match Load Notes
June 27, 1985 May 25, 1990 Lorenzo Cortese civic list Mayor [9]
May 25, 1990 April 24, 1995 Lorenzo Cortese - Mayor [9]
April 24, 1995 June 14, 1999 Lorenzo Cortese center Mayor [9]
June 14, 1999 June 14, 2004 Lorenzo Cortese civic list Mayor [9]
June 14, 2004 June 8, 2009 More Gavello civic list Mayor [9]
June 8, 2009 May 26, 2014 Luigi Mauro Pelissero civic list Impegno collaboration Mayor [9]
May 26, 2014 May 26, 2019 Luigi Mauro Pelissero civic list Impegno collaboration Mayor [9]
May 26, 2019 June 10, 2024 Valter Penna list of the city Mayor [9]
June 10, 2024 in office Valter Penna list of the city Mayor [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Comune di Camerano Casasco : Municipal Administration and Mayor - Municipality of Camerano Casasco e città, Asti, Piemonte, up common-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. ^ Camerano Casasco, up Heraldic office - Municipal files, Central State Archives. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  6. ^ Coat of arms and banner, up Municipality of Camerano Casasco. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  7. ^ Image of the gonfalone.
  8. ^ Data taken from:
  9. ^ to b c d And f g h the https://amministratori.interno.it/

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