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Alessandria

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Elevation
112 m above sea level
Area
27.06 km²
Demonym
frugarolesi
Patron saint
San Felice di Roma

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Frugarolo (♪ [fryaˈrœ] in common Piedmontese; Fijar in local dialect; Friaró in Alexandrian dialect; Friar in the dialect of Fraschetta) is an Italian municipality of 1 885 inhabitants[1] from the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte.

The municipality is located in the Alexandrian plain, on the right of the Orba.

What to see in Frugarolo

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  • The parish church of San Felice, of Romanesque structure with gothic influences, with a staircase of later times, was recently rebuilt after the collapse of the bell tower and part of the church occurred in 1980
  • In the tower of Frugarolo, present in the estate "Torre San Pio V", between Frugarolo and Casal Cermelli, frescoes from the end of the fourteenth century with scenes from the King Arthur cycle were found (and then detached) and are now preserved in the museum of the former military hospital in Alessandria

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered[4]

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 20, 1985 May 22, 1990 Agostino Gatti Christian Democracy Mayor [5]
May 22, 1990 April 24, 1995 Maria Alice Piccardo Christian Democracy Mayor [5]
April 24, 1995 June 14, 1999 Pietro Lombardi center Mayor [5]
June 14, 1999 June 14, 2004 Pietro Lombardi civic list Mayor [5]
June 14, 2004 June 8, 2009 Pietro Gazzaniga civic list Mayor [5]
June 8, 2009 May 25, 2014 Pietro Gazzaniga civic list Mayor [5]
May 26, 2014 May 26, 2019 Giovanni Pio Valdenassi civic list Spighe di grano e tricolore Mayor [5]
May 26, 2019 June 9, 2024 Giovanni Pio Valdenassi Civic list Goal Frugarolo Mayor [5]
June 9, 2024 in office Giovanni Pio Valdenassi Civic list Goal Frugarolo Mayor [5]

Sport

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Soccer

Frugarolo's football team is A.S.D. Frugarolese that currently militates in the Promotion Championship

Chronicles
Category Participations Debut Last season
Prom. 3 1987-1988 2025-2026
1st Cat. 3 Prima Categoria Piemonte 1986-1987 Prima Categoria Piemonte 2013-2014
3rd Cat. 2 Third category Piemonte 2015-2016 Third Category Piemonte 2016-2017

Image gallery

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  • City hall
    City hall
  • Church of San Felice
    Church of San Felice
  • Oratory of the Madonna del Carmine
    Oratory of the Madonna del Carmine

Notes

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  1. ^ to b Monthly demographic balance for the year 2026 (provisional data), up demo.istat.it, ISTAT.
  2. ^ Seismic classification (XLS), up risks.protezionecivile.gov.it.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ Data taken from:
  5. ^ to b c d And f g h the https://amministratori.interno.it/

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