Atlas of Monferrato

Frinco: sights, history and trails

Asti

Elevation: 217 m above sea level
Area: 7.22 km2
Demonym: Frinchesi
Patron saint: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

A closer look

Discovering Frinco

Frinco (Frinch. in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 724 inhabitants^[1] in the province of Asti, in the historical territory ofAstesana in the Piemonte.

Landscape and area

The town center is located a short distance from the creek Versa , and the surrounding area is mainly hilly.Explore this chapter

The town center is located a short distance from the Versa stream, and the surrounding area is mainly hilly.^[4]

History of Frinco

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The first documents attesting to the existence of the inhabited center date back to 1177. From 1250 Frinco began to be part of the possessions of the dockers Pelletta, Asti, who ceded it at the beginning of the 14th century to another banking family, that of the Turcos, who maintained possession of it until 1342. In 1438 Emperor Albert II declared Frinco an imperial fiefdom.^[5]

Symbols

The coat of arms and gonfalone were granted with DPR on 17 November 1992.^[6]

"From silver, to the letter F of blue. Exterior ornaments from Commune.^[7]»

The gonfalone is a rectangular blue drape.

What to see in Frinco

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Castle, of medieval origin.^[8]
Remembrance Park

Society

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Demographic evolution

In the last hundred years, starting from 1921, the resident population It's halved..

Inhabitants registered^[9]

Administration

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The following table shows that administrations have succeeded in this commune over the last forty years.

Period		First citizen	Match	Load	Notes
June 17, 1985	May 25, 1990	Augustine Vercelli	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[10]
May 25, 1990	April 24, 1995	Renzo Gavello	-	Mayor	^[10]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Renzo Mangone	People's Party	Mayor	^[10]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Renzo Mangone	civic list	Mayor	^[10]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Carlo Conti	civic list	Mayor	^[10]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Carlo Conti	civic list	Mayor	^[10]
June 13, 2014	May 26, 2019	Simona Maria Ciciliato	Civic list Fare for Frinco	Mayor	^[10]
May 26, 2019	June 10, 2024	Luigi Ferrero	civic list	Mayor	^[10]
June 10, 2024	in office	Luigi Ferrero	civic list Impegno per Frinco	Mayor	^[10]

Other administrative information

The municipality is part of the hilly community Val Rilate.

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).
^ Goffredo Casalis Geographical, historical, statistical, commercial dictionary of the states of S.M. the King of Sardinia, Dagnente-Furteri, Presso G. Maspero librajo, 1840, p. 896. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ Angela Crosta, Frinco (AT): Castle, up archeocarta.org, Turin Archaeological Group, 8 June 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Frinco, up Heraldic office - Municipal files, Central State Archives. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
^ Piedmontese civic coat of arms, vol. I, Regional Council of Piemonte, 2016, p. 227, ISBN 978-88-96074-98-5.
^ Starting in spring the works of recovery of the castle of Frinco, up dailypiemontese.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 http://amministratori.interno.it/