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Castelletto Merli: sights, history and trails
Alessandria
- Elevation
- 268 m above sea level
- Area
- 11.59 km²
- Demonym
- castellettesi
- Patron saint
- Sant'Eusebio di Vercelli
A closer look
Discovering Castelletto Merli
Castelletto Merli (Castlèt dij Merlo in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 434 inhabitants[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte.
History of Castelletto Merli
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Symbols
The coat of arms and gonfalone of the municipality of Castelletto Merli were granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 5 May 1995.[4][5]
Reprise the blason of the noble family Merli[7]: of gold, with three lances, of red, that hold three merlons, of black, with the profile face to the right; with the head of gold, supported of red, load of a crowned eagle, of black.[8]
The banner is a blue cloth.
What to see in Castelletto Merli
Historical buildings are the Town Hall, the former Asylum Teresa Poggio a Guazzolo, the churches of Guazzolo and Cosso and the various churches and churches of the numerous hamlets. There are two...Explore this chapter
Historical buildings are the Town Hall, the former Asylum Teresa Poggio a Guazzolo, the churches of Guazzolo and Cosso and the various churches and churches of the numerous hamlets. There are two parishes, the one dedicated to Sant'Eusebio, located in the capital, and that of Sant'Antonio, in Guazzolo.
Society
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Demographic evolution
In one hundred years the common lost two-thirds of the population living in 1921, one of the strongest decreases of the entire Monferrato.
Inhabitants registered[9]
Infrastructure and transport
The town had a stop that stood in the hamlet of Guazzolo along the Castagnole-Asti-Mortara railway, suppressed in 2003; traffic on the entire line is suspended...Explore this chapter
The town had a stop that stood in the hamlet of Guazzolo along the Castagnole-Asti-Mortara railway, suppressed in 2003; traffic on the entire line is suspended since 2012.
Culture
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Events
On the second weekend of June we celebrate the Feast of the Merli, a wine and food festival with annexed the Interprovincial Meeting of Bovina Piemontese breed. The festival is organized by Pro Loco and with the collaboration of other agencies and associations. It takes place at the municipal sports field.
From 2012 the Festival of Amateur Theatre "Castelletto Merli Palcoscenico" organized by the Association I Vivo Castelletto; event that occupies three days in the last weekend of July.
Administration
Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.Explore this chapter
Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.
| Period | First citizen | Match | Load | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1985 | May 19, 1990 | Adolfo Rosmino | civic list | Mayor | [10] |
| May 19, 1990 | April 24, 1995 | Vittorio Graziano | civic list | Mayor | [10] |
| April 24, 1995 | June 14, 1999 | Vittorio Graziano | center | Mayor | [10] |
| June 14, 1999 | June 14, 2004 | Gianni Clerici | civic list | Mayor | [10] |
| June 14, 2004 | June 8, 2009 | Gianni Clerici | civic list | Mayor | [10] |
| June 8, 2009 | May 26, 2014 | Ivan Cassone | civic list | Mayor | [10] |
| May 26, 2014 | May 27, 2019 | Ivan Cassone | Civic list Spoint the sun | Mayor | [10] |
| May 27, 2019 | June 9, 2024 | Ivan Cassone | Civic list Spoint the sun | Mayor | [10] |
| June 9, 2024 | in office | Ivan Cassone | Civic list Spoint the sun | Mayor | [10] |
Sport
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Sports equipment
The municipal sports field dedicated to Pierino Cussotto (historical president of Pro Loco), in Borgo San Giuseppe, welcomes a synthetic field where you can play football or tennis. There is also a free basketball court.
Notes
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- ^ 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).
- ^ Municipality of Castelletto Merli, Statutes (PDF), Art. 6, Coat of arms and banner.
- ^ Castelletto Merli, decree 1995-05-18 DPR, concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up Heraldic office - Municipal files, Central State Archives.
- ^ Piedmontese civic coat of arms, vol. I, Regional Council of Piemonte, 2016, p. 134, ISBN 978-88-96074-98-5.
- ^ Castelletto Merli, up araldicacivica.it. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Coat of arms of the Merli family (JPG), up blasonariosubalpino.it.
- ^ 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.
- ^ to b c d And f g h the https://amministratori.interno.it/
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