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Ponzano Monferrato: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 385 m above sea level
Area: 11.65 km²
Demonym: Ponzanesi
Patron saint: Saint John the Baptist

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Discovering Ponzano Monferrato

Ponzano Monferrato (Pons in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 329 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte.

History of Ponzano Monferrato

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Symbols

The coat of arms of the municipality is blasona:

“Silver to the shortened cross, lowered to the guelph of thirty-two, each double-plated arm four and four, the eight extreme merlons are placed on a leash of the cross of the tau cross, all green; to the head of red, loaded with a black eagle with an ancient crown of three tips.»

(Presidential Decree 4 September 1997)

What to see in Ponzano Monferrato

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Sacro Monte di Crea (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Sacred Mount of Crea
Chapel of Paradise
Sacred Mount of Crea
Sanctuary
Sacred Mount of Crea
Chapel 19 (The Resurrection)

Society

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Demographic evolution

In the last hundred years, from 1921, the resident population has reduced by about three quarters of its inhabitants.

Inhabitants registered^[4]

Anthropic geography

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Hamlets

Salabue

Ponzano Monferrato has a single fraction of 107 inhabitants, Salabue, about 1.6 km from the main town.
House the castle of Salabue, historical residence of the lords of the homonymous fief, among which the famous collector of musical instruments Ignazio Alessandro Cozio^[5].

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
May 28, 1987	May 25, 1990	Sergio Biletta	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
May 25, 1990	April 24, 1995	Sergio Biletta	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Sergio Biletta	center	Mayor	^[6]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Sergio Biletta	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Bruno Tirone	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Paolo Lavagno	list of cities Lavagno mayor	Mayor	^[6]
May 26, 2014	May 26, 2019	Paolo Lavagno	Civic list We build the future	Mayor	^[6]
May 26, 2019	June 9, 2024	Paolo Lavagno	Civic list A project in...comune	Mayor	^[6]
June 9, 2024	in office	Paolo Lavagno	list of cities Lavagno mayor	Mayor	^[6]

Infrastructure and transport

Ponzano Monferrato Station is located in the hamlet of Salabue on the Castagnole-Asti-Mortara line and was suppressed in 2003. In Ponzano Monferrato passes the SP19 that...Explore this chapter

Ponzano Monferrato Station is located in the hamlet of Salabue on the Castagnole-Asti-Mortara line and was suppressed in 2003. In Ponzano Monferrato passes the SP19 that connects it to Serralunga di Crea passing through the Sacro Monte di Crea and the SP23 that from Ponzano Monferrato passes through Salabue and ends at the Highway 457.

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).
^
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.
^ Flavio Conti Castles Piemonte, vol. 2, Gőrlich, 1981, p. 131.
^ ^to ^b ^c ^d ^And ^f ^g ^h ^the http://amministratori.interno.it/