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Portacomaro panorama.jpg
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Elevation
232 m above sea level
Area
11 km²
Demonym
portacomaresi
Patron saint
St. Bartholomew the Apostle

A closer look

Discovering Portacomaro

Portacomaro (Shopping room in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 1 875 inhabitants[2] from the province of Asti, in the historical territory ofAstesana, in Piemonte.

It is part of the National Association city of wine.

Origins of the name

The name comes from the powerful family of Roman patrizia Comaria .Explore this chapter

The name comes from the powerful family of Roman patrizia Comaria.[5]

History of Portacomaro

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Symbols

The coat of arms of the Municipality of Portacomaro was granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 13 March 1957.[6]

"From the blue, to the silver bastion, walled of black, open of the field; above the door the writing of black Curtis Comaria; the bastion founded on green plains. Exterior ornaments from the Municipality.»

The image refers to the etymology of the name of the country which, according to tradition, would derive from the main access door of the ancient reception of Curtis Cumaria.[7]

The banner is a blue cloth.

What to see in Portacomaro

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The parish
  • Parish Church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo
  • Old Recipe
  • Towers
  • Church of the Annunciation
  • Romanesque church of San Pietro

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered[8]

Infrastructure and transport

The Portacomaro stop is located along the Castagnole-Asti-Mortara railway, whose traffic has been suspended since 2012.Explore this chapter

The Portacomaro stop is located along the Castagnole-Asti-Mortara railway, whose traffic has been suspended since 2012.

Administration

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

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

Period First citizen Match Load Notes
June 22, 1985 May 31, 1990 Carlo Cerrato Christian Democracy Mayor [9]
May 31, 1990 April 24, 1995 Carlo Cerrato Christian Democracy Mayor [9]
April 24, 1995 June 14, 1999 Guido Ravizza People's Party Mayor [9]
June 14, 1999 June 14, 2004 Ida Raso civic list Mayor [9]
June 14, 2004 June 8, 2009 Ida Raso civic list Mayor [9]
June 8, 2009 May 26, 2014 Valter Vittorio Antonio Pierini civic list Mayor [9]
May 26, 2014 May 26, 2019 Valter Vittorio Antonio Pierini list civic Coerenza enthusiasm Mayor [9]
May 26, 2019 in office Alessandro Balliano list civic Tradition and future Mayor [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Municipal Administration Portacomaro, up all'italia.it. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ to b Monthly demographic balance for the year 2026 (provisional data), up demo.istat.it, ISTAT.
  3. ^ Seismic classification (XLS), up risks.protezionecivile.gov.it.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Municipality of Portacomaro, History: The Origins of Portacomaro, up common.portcomaro.at.it.
  6. ^ Portacomaro, decree 1957-03-13 DPR, concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up Central State Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021 (archived fromoriginal url on 16 November 2021).
  7. ^ Portacomaro, up araldicacivica.it.
  8. ^ Data taken from:
  9. ^ to b c d And f g h https://amministratori.interno.it/

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