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Mombaldone: sights, history and trails

Asti

Elevation: 219 m above sea level
Area: 11.96 km²
Demonym: I'm sorry
Patron saint: Madonna del Tovetto

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Discovering Mombaldone

Mombaldone (Mombal or Mombau in Piedmont, locally Mombald) is an Italian municipality of 195 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Asti in the Piemonte.

History of Mombaldone

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Mombaldone belonged to the brand of Savona and in 1209 it was invested Ottone Del Carretto. In the 14th century, however, he became Lord Henry IV Del Carretto of the branch of Finale Ligure, whose descendants were feudally subjected to the Savoy. The story of Mombaldone, therefore, followed the events of the dukes.^[4]

Symbols

"Stemma a due Partito: the first of red to the silver cross (Piemonte, Savoia); the second of gold, at the five bands of red (Del Carretto); all overloaded on tip by the mountain of green, founded in tip and out of flanks, loaded by the corrugated thread, coming out from the sides, of blue. To the gold boss, loaded by the eagle of black. Under the shield, on a bifiable list and glittering of gold, the motto, in capital letters of black: 'PARVUS SED INDOMITUS'. Exterior ornaments from Commune.^[5]^[6]»

In the coat of arms there are the cross of the Savoy and the red and golden bands of the Del Carretto. In the foreground Mons Baldonis, the hill on which the eight manses of the Abbey of San Quintino stood Spigno Monferrato.

The gonfalone is a drape party of yellow and red.

Society

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Demographic evolution

In one hundred years the resident population is is reduced to less than a third of that present in 1921.

Inhabitants registered^[7]

Foreign ethnic groups and minorities

According to ISTAT data at 31 December 2009 the resident foreign population was 12 people (8 males and 4 females). The nationalities most represented by their percentage of the total population living were:

Switzerland 7 (3,13%)

Economy

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Tourism

The Municipality is included in the circuit Beautiful villages in Italy^[8]

Infrastructure and transport

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Railways

Mombaldone is served by Mombaldone-Roccaverano station, located along the Alessandria-San Giuseppe di Cairo railway.

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 12, 1980	June 30, 1990	Peter Eugenio Cagnolo	Italian Socialist Party	Mayor	^[9]
June 30, 1990	April 24, 1995	Peter Eugenio Cagnolo	Italian Socialist Party	Mayor	^[9]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Ivo Armino	Civic list of center-right	Mayor	^[9]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Ivo Armino	Civic list of center-right	Mayor	^[9]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Francesco Armino	Civic list of center-right	Mayor	^[9]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Ivo Armino	Civic list of center-right	Mayor	^[9]
May 26, 2014	May 26, 2019	Giorgio Bonelli	city list Onestà - transparency - rebirth	Mayor	^[9]
May 26, 2019	in office	Sonia Poggio	list of cities United States	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).
^ Mombaldone, the name and history, up Borgopiubelliditalia.it.
^ Piedmontese civic coat of arms, vol. II, Regional Council of Piemonte, 2016, p. 306, ISBN 978-88-96074-98-5.
^ Municipality of Mombaldone, Statutes (PDF), Art. 5 Coat of arms and banner.
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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.
^ The most beautiful villages in Italy, the guide online to the small centers of Italy hidden, up Borgotalia.it. Retrieved 19 November 2013 (archived fromoriginal url on 30 April 2007).
^ ^to ^b ^c ^d ^And ^f ^g ^h http://amministratori.interno.it/

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