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Montacuto: sights, history and trails
Alessandria
- Elevation
- 525 m s.l.m.
- Area
- 23.75 km²
- Demonym
- Monteacutesi
- Patron saint
- San Fermo
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Discovering Montacuto
Montacuto (Montèigo in Liguria) is an Italian municipality of 233 inhabitants[1] from the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte, located in Val Curone, on the Museglia stream, at the foot of Mount Giarolo. It is part of the territory of Four provinces.
History of Montacuto
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The seat of an important parish church of the 13th century, from which all the parishes of the valley depended, was a fief of the Marquis Frascaroli.
The town patron is Saint Biagio and celebrates every year on February three.
Symbols
The coat of arms of the municipality of Montacuto was granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 4 March 2002.[4]
The weapons of the Frascaroli family are depicted in the left partition.
What to see in Montacuto
Montacuto owns the remains of the castle, rebuilt in the 17th century and later abandoned and the church of San Pietro, reconstructed in Baroque style in the 17th century.Explore this chapter
Montacuto owns the remains of the castle, rebuilt in the 17th century and later abandoned and the church of San Pietro, reconstructed in Baroque style in the 17th century.
Society
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Demographic evolution
Inhabitants registered[5]
Anthropic geography
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Hamlets
The town includes the villages of Benegassi, Costa dei Ferrai,Roverassa, Giara, Giarolo, Gregassi, Magroforte Inferiore, Poggio, Poldini, Restegassi, Serbaro, Solarolo
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 1985 | May 23, 1991 | Ettore Marciano | Christian Democracy | Mayor | [6] |
| May 23, 1991 | June 10, 1996 | Ettore Marciano | Christian Democracy | Mayor | [6] |
| June 10, 1996 | April 17, 2000 | Ettore Marciano | center | Mayor | [6] |
| April 17, 2000 | 5 April 2005 | Ettore Marciano | civic list | Mayor | [6] |
| 5 April 2005 | March 30, 2010 | Giovanni Ferrari | civic list | Mayor | [6] |
| March 30, 2010 | May 31, 2015 | Giovanni Ferrari | Civic list Stretta di mano | Mayor | [6] |
| May 31, 2015 | September 20, 2020 | Giovanni Ferrari | Civic list Stretta di mano | Mayor | [6] |
| September 20, 2020 | in office | Piero Frascaroli Calvino | Civic list Stretta di mano | Mayor | [6] |
Other administrative information
The commune was part of the Community Montana Valli Curone Grue and Ossona.
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).
- ^ Montacuto, decree 2002-03-04 DPR, concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up data.acs.beniculturali.it. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ 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/
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