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Elevation
280 m above sea level
Area
2.69 km²
Demonym
Oils and plants
Patron saint
Saint Peter

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Discovering Olivola

OIL (Aul in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 102 inhabitants[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte. It is located on a hill, at 280 meters altitude, del Basso Monferrato, 19 kilometers away from Casale Monferrato and 30 kilometers from Alessandria.

History of Olivola

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Symbols

"Stemma d'azzurro, to the silver-built horse, accompanied in the right canton of the head by an eagle on the explained flight of black. Exterior ornaments from the Municipality.»

The gonfalone is a white drape.

What to see in Olivola

The old town includes the parish church of San Pietro with Romanesque bell tower.Explore this chapter

The old town includes the parish church of San Pietro with Romanesque bell tower.

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered[4]

Quality of life and recognition

  • "Recycling Municipality" smaller in the year 2011: an important recognition of Legambiente that rewards Olivola for the recycling of waste[5].

Economy

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The economy is essentially agricultural.

Administration

Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.Explore this chapter

Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.

Period First citizen Match Load Notes
June 16, 1988 5 June 1993 Luigi Lanzetta Christian Democracy Mayor [6]
June 16, 1993 April 28, 1997 Luigi Lanzetta - Mayor [6]
April 28, 1997 May 14, 2001 Luigi Lanzetta civic list Mayor [6]
May 25, 2001 May 30, 2006 Paolo Ceresa civic list Mayor [6]
May 30, 2006 May 16, 2011 Paolo Ceresa civic list Mayor [6]
May 16, 2011 6 June 2016 Gianmanuele Grossi Civic list Tower with olive branch Mayor [6]
6 June 2016 October 3, 2021 Gianmanuele Grossi Civic list Tower with olive branch Mayor [6]
October 3, 2021 in office Gianmanuele Grossi Civic list Tower with olive branch Mayor [6]

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. ^ Dossier common recycling 2011 (PDF), up upload.legambiente.org.
  6. ^ to b c d And f g h Register of local and regional administrators, up administrators. interno.it.

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