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Odalengo Piccolo: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 289 m above sea level
Area: 7.57 km2
Demonym: odalenghesi
Patron saint: Saint Peter

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Discovering Odalengo Piccolo

Odalengo Piccolo (♪ in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 194 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte.

History of Odalengo Piccolo

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Symbols

The coat of arms and gonfalone of the municipality of Odalengo Piccolo were granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 26 July 2002.^[4]

"Troncato: the first, of blue, to the two lilies of silver, ordered in band; the second, of red to the Easter lamb of silver, lieutenant with the right anterior limb lifted the rod of red, placed in bars, equipped with the bifid of silver, crusader of red, it lamb passing on the green plain. Exterior ornaments from the Municipality.»

On an ancient tombstone, carved on the inner facade of Pessine Castle and dated 1386, was depicted the Agnus Dei^[5] which is reproduced on the municipal coat of arms.^[6] The blue-field lily is resumed by the coat of arms of the Gozzani family, accounts of Odalengo.^[7]

The gonfalone is a white drape with blue edge.

What to see in Odalengo Piccolo

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Castello di Pessine, in the homonymous hamlet
Church S. Pietro, in the locality Serra
Municipal astronomical observatory in Bricco, operating since 2006 ^[8]

Society

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Demographic evolution

In one hundred years the resident population has reduced to a third compared with that present in 1921.

Inhabitants registered^[9]

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 18, 1985	May 26, 1990	Giovanni Barberis	civic list	Mayor	^[10]
June 14, 1990	April 24, 1995	Giovanni Barberis	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[10]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Francesco Cesare Panatero	centre-right	Mayor	^[10]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Angelo Ferroglio	civic list	Mayor	^[10]
June 14, 2004	October 27, 2008	Angelo Ferroglio	civic list	Mayor	^[10]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Carola Triveri	Civic list: I am with Odalengo Piccolo..naturally	Mayor	^[10]
May 26, 2014	May 26, 2019	Mirella Panatero	Civic list: I am with Od@lengo Piccolo	Mayor	^[10]
May 26, 2019	June 9, 2024	Mirella Panatero	Civic list: I am with Odalengo Piccolo	Mayor	^[10]
June 9, 2024	in office	Mirella Panatero	Civic list: I am with Odalengo Piccolo...naturally	Mayor	^[10]

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).
^ Odalengo Piccolo, decree 2002-07-26 DPR, concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up Central State Archive.
^ Olimpio Musso, The tombstone and a "Piscina", up ilmonferrato.it, 10 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ Historical dinners, up Municipality of Odalengo Piccolo.
^ The Gozzani (or Gozani) had several noble titles including that of Marquis of Treville, Counts of Odalengo, Marquis of Perletto and carried a coat of arms: inquarified, at 1st and 4th of blue, on the silver lily; at 2nd and 3rd of gold, at the head of natural blackberry, carved of silver.
^ Historical dinners, up Municipality of Odalengo Piccolo.
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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.
^ ^to ^b ^c ^d ^And ^f ^g ^h ^the http://amministratori.interno.it/