Atlas of Monferrato

Cavatore: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 516 m a.s.l.
Area: 10.45 km²
Demonym: Cavalry
Patron saint: San Lorenzo

A closer look

Discovering Cavatore

Cavatore (Caváu in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 250 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte.

History of Cavatore

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The name of Cavatore appears on 20 April 996 in a diploma in which Emperor Otto III of Saxony granted the village, along with other inhabited centers of the Ligurian Apennines, in possession of Primo, bishop of Acqui.^[4] During the bishopric domain, between 1100 and 1200 a sighting tower was built, two walls in defense of the town and a castle. The diocese of Acqui then ceded the village, with an agreement of 29 June 1383 which also included other fiefs, to the family of Malaspina. Between the 14th and 15th centuries a third city wall was built.^[5]

Symbols

"From the blue, to the silver tower accompanied by a golden comet, founded on the plain of green. Exterior ornaments from Commune.^[6]»

The banner is a blue cloth.

Monuments and places of interest

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Among the main monuments of the quarry can be cited^[7]:

The tower of Cavatore, the oldest among the medieval towers present in the area, which was erected when Cavatore was a bishop's fief. Its only openings are a window in the upper part and an entrance to the base of the building.
The cemetery church, in Romanesque style, the oldest of the municipality.
The parish church of San Lorenzo, in an eclectic style. Built on a project by Giuseppe Boidi Trotti, it was consecrated on 2 October 1898. The interior is only one nave and houses four altars.
Casa Felicita: Today it is a municipal property, it is a medieval building that belonged to bourgeois families and hosted commercial activities.

Society

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Demographic evolution

In the last century, the municipality lost almost three quarters of the total population.

Inhabitants registered^[8]

Culture

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Events

Mushroom marathon in early September

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 26, 1985	May 30, 1990	Carlo Alberto Masoero	-	Mayor	^[9]
May 30, 1990	April 24, 1995	Carlo Alberto Masoero	Italian Socialist Party	Mayor	^[9]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Carlo Alberto Masoero	center	Mayor	^[9]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Carlo Alberto Masoero	civic list	Mayor	^[9]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Giovanni Carlo Pastorino	civic list	Mayor	^[9]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Carlo Alberto Masoero	civic list	Mayor	^[9]
May 26, 2014	May 26, 2019	Andrea Olivieri	Civic list The medieval tower	Mayor	^[9]
May 26, 2019	June 9, 2024	Carlo Alberto Masoero	Civic list Torre	Mayor	^[9]
June 9, 2024	in office	Carlo Alberto Masoero	Civic list Medieval tower	Mayor	^[9]

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 Cavatore, up Mountain Union Suol d'Aleramo. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
^ Patrizia Vulpes, The ancient medieval village of Cavatore on horseback between the Erro and Visone valleys, up restoration andconservation.info, 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
^ Piedmontese civic coat of arms, vol. I, Regional Council of Piemonte, 2016, p. 149, ISBN 978-88-96074-98-5.
^ Cavatore: villages in Monferrato, up granmonferrato.it, Tourist Consortium. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
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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/