Castagnole Monferrato: sights, history and trails

Castagnole Monferrato is located in the bottom Monferrato centrally located between Asti (14 km), Casale Monferrato (30 km) ed Alessandria (30 km). It is located on a ridge that marks the border between the Monferrato of Asti and that of Casale, at a height of approximately 200 meters above sea level and is surrounded by hills.

It recalls in the name the chestnut woods that once covered the hills of its territory. Today, they have left room for the cultivation of vine and memory in the name of this small country.

The town of Castagnole Monferrato is an agricultural village, but with ancient buildings and houses, some dating back to the fifteenth century, gathered around places of worship:

• the 18th century parish church of San Martino;
• the brotherhood of the Annunciation in Piedmontese Baroque;
• the solar sundial dedicated to the world's largest wine;
• the largest peat in Europe (situated in the cellars of the estate The Mercantile);
• the 17th century church of San Rocco (now Madonna di Fatima) and the presence of historical cellars dug into the tuff.

Castagnole Monferrato is known in the world for its Ruché: one of the rarest autochthonous vines, among those cultivated in the Astigiano Monferrato, which originates from calcareous soils and dry subject to high insolation. Since 1987, the year of obtaining the Doc name, has recorded constant and progressive appreciations that make it an expression of identity of the territory today.

Between 1900 and 1935 Castagnole Monferrato was served by the Asti-Montemagno-Altavilla tranvia.

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