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Vaglio Serra (AT) - church of San Pancrazio - bell tower.jpg
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Elevation
278 m above sea level
Area
4.76 km²
Demonym
vagliesi
Patron saint
San Pancrazio marti

A closer look

Discovering Vaglio Serra

Vaglio Serra (Vaj in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 259 inhabitants[1] from the province of Asti in the Piemonte.

It's part of the Vineyards and Wines[4] and presents, on the border with the territory of Vinchio, the Special natural reserve of Val Sarmassa. It is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Wine-growing Landscape of Piemonte: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato[5].

History of Vaglio Serra

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Symbols

The coat of arms and gonfalone of the municipality of Vaglio Serra were granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 17 September 1993.[6]

Coat of arms
«Semipartito truncato: in the first, green, to the star of eight rays, of gold; in the second, banded of red and golden; in the third, of blue, to the castle of red, brick of black, closed and windowed two, of the same, put to the Ghibelline, the two towers merlate of four, the central fastigio of three, founded on the plain of green. Under the shield, on a bifiable list of blue, the motto, in capital letters of black, To Vallum. External ornaments from the Municipality.[7]»
Banner
"Drappo truncated of blue and yellow, richly decorated with silver embroidery and loaded with the coat of arms described above, with the inscription centered in silver, bearing the name of the Municipality. The metal parts and the cords will be silvered. The vertical rod will be covered with velvet of the colors of the drapop, alternating, with silvery bullets placed spiral. In the arrow will be represented the coat of arms of the Municipality and on the stem engraved the name. Tricolored ribbon tie with national silver fringes.[7]»

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered[8]

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 11, 1985 June 12, 1990 Vittorio Galles Christian Democracy Mayor [9]
June 12, 1990 April 24, 1995 Vittorio Galles Christian Democracy Mayor [9]
April 24, 1995 June 14, 1999 Franco Capra center Mayor [9]
June 14, 1999 June 14, 2004 Pietro Ferraris civic list Mayor [9]
June 14, 2004 June 8, 2009 Christian Fornaro civic list Mayor [9]
June 8, 2009 May 25, 2014 Christian Fornaro civic list Mayor [9]
May 26, 2014 June 10, 2019 Christian Fornaro List of places to visit Mayor [9]
June 10, 2019 June 10, 2024 Bartolomeo Verri Civic list Per Vaglio Mayor [9]
June 10, 2024 in office Christian Fornaro Civic list For you Mayor [9]

Twinning

  • Hungary (bandiera) Daruszentmiklós

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. ^ Union Collinare Vigne and Wines, up vignevini.at.it.
  5. ^ Heritage Nizza Monferrato and Barbera, up landscapevitivinicoliunesco.it.
  6. ^ Vaglio Serra, decree 1993-09-17 DPR, concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up Central State Archive. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ to b Coat of arms and banner, up Municipality of Vaglio Serra. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  8. ^ Data taken from:
  9. ^ to b c d And f g h the https://amministratori.interno.it/

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