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Merana: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 253 m above sea level
Area: 9.2 km2
Demonym: Meraries
Patron saint: San Fermo

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Merana (Meiran-a [mɛi]ˈən]], in Piedmontese) is an Italian municipality of 173 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte.

History of Merana

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Symbols

The coat of arms and gonfalone of the municipality of Merana were granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 13 December 2011.^[4]

"Troncato semipartito con la fascia diminishta d'azzurro sulla truncatura: the first, of gold, to the eagle biceps of black, the two heads crowned to the ancient one of three visible tips, of the same, tongued and tinted of red; the second, of gold, to the five bands of red; the third, of green, to the tower of gold, walled of black, merlata Exterior ornaments from the Municipality.»

The gonfalone is a yellow drape with blue edge.

What to see in Merana

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Parish church of Santa Maria Assunta, inaugurated in 1941 replacing a pre-existing church located on the hill of San Fermo.
Torre di San Fermo: built in Langa stone, it is 25 m high and rises on the homonymous hill overlooking the village.^[5]

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered^[6]

Infrastructure and transport

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Roads

Merana is located on the last stretch of the Piedmontese road 30 in Val Bormida a few kilometers from the graft of the same, near the town of Piana Crixia (SV) with the former SS 29 of the Colle di Cadibona. The municipality is not directly accessible by highway, so the Altare motorway toll on the A6 motorway is the recommended exit to reach the destination.

Railways

Merana is equipped with a train station located on the railway line Alessandria-San Giuseppe di Cairo, interested only from regional traffic.

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
July 13, 1988	May 30, 1993	Lorenzo Garbarino	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Mayor	^[7]
7 June 1993	April 28, 1997	Lorenzo Garbarino	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Mayor	^[7]
April 28, 1997	May 14, 2001	Lorenzo Garbarino	civic list	Mayor	^[7]
May 25, 2001	May 30, 2006	Angelo Gallo	civic list	Mayor	^[7]
May 30, 2006	May 16, 2011	Angelo Gallo	civic list	Mayor	^[7]
May 16, 2011	6 June 2016	Silvana Sicco	Civic list: rural resonance	Mayor	^[7]
6 June 2016	October 3, 2021	Claudio Francesco Island	civic list: together for Merana	Mayor	^[7]
October 3, 2021	in office	Angelo Gallo	Civic list: rural resonance	Mayor	^[7]

Other administrative information

In 1928 Merana was incorporated into the commune of Spigno Monferrato in the fascist mergers, regaining its autonomy only in 1947.^[8] From 1859 he was part of the commissioning of Spigno Monferrato and the district of Acqui, until the dissolution of the latter in 1926. He then made part of the surrounding area Alessandria until the dissolution of all sentencing and surrounding areas in 1927.

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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).
^ Merana (Alessandria) D.P.R. 13.12.2011 concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up Presidency.governo.it. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ Tourist guide, institutional site of the municipality of Merana www.comune.merana.al.it/ Archived on March 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. (consulted in May 2014)
^
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 http://amministratori.interno.it/
^ Administrative history of Merana, up elesh.it.

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