Atlas of Monferrato

Vignale Monferrato: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 308 m above sea level
Area: 18.73 km²
Demonym: vignalesi
Patron saint: San Bartolomeo

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Discovering Vignale Monferrato

Vignale Monferrato (Vignà or Avgán in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 912 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte, located on the hills of Monferrato on the left of the Grana stream.

History of Vignale Monferrato

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Cited in a diploma of the Barbarossa of 1164, it was fief of the Aleramics of Monferrato, who built a castle there. It then passed to the Paleologi family, who expanded its fortifications and promoted the construction of the Servi di Maria complex (15th century). It was finally a fiefdom of the Callori counts, who maintained possession of it until the nineteenth century.

Subject of clashes and ravages during the succession wars Monferrato, was also devastated by a plague epidemic in 1691.

In 1703 he entered with all the Monferrato in the domains of Savoy.

Symbols

Coat of arms

"From silver, to the trajectory of natural vine, sinuous in pole, equipped with five minor branches, of the same, the fruity greater branch of one in the honor point, the three smaller branches placed on the right, the pamphinous superior of two, the fruity median of one, the fruity lower and pamphinous one, the two smaller branches placed on the left, Exterior ornaments from Commune.^[4]»

(Presidential Decree of 2 February 2001)

Banner

"Drappo party of white and purple, 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. Tie with tricoloured ribbons of silver-brown national colours.»

(Presidential Decree of 2 February 2001^[4])

Flag

«Drappo trinciato di porpora e di bianco, loaded of the municipal coat of arms. The auction will be adorned by the tie with tricolored ribbons from national colors.^[5]»

(Presidential Decree of 25 March 2009^[6])

What to see in Vignale Monferrato

The church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo is an imposing building built in the eighteenth-nineteenth century, has a monumental façade with an imposing classical pronae. The...Explore this chapter

The church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo is an imposing building built in the eighteenth-nineteenth century, has a monumental façade with an imposing classical pronae. The square in the west allows a magnificent view over the hills of Monferrato. Inside there are frescoes by Luigi Morgari and a 16th century crucifix. Also of interest is the fifteenth-century Church of the Beata Vergine Addolorata. Palazzo Callori, residence of the lords of Vignale, was built in the 15th century and was enlarged in the 18th. It has an imposing staircase that connects it to the garden below. It is home to the Regional Enoteca of Monferrato and is part of the "Open Castles" circuit of Basso Piemonte.

Society

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Demographic evolution

The municipality has lost two-thirds of the population living in one hundred years, starting from 1911. Currently the Colombians living in Vignale Monferrato are 18, almost all linked by kinship constraints and arrived from Colombia thanks to Fr Pier Luigi Acuto, pastor of the church of San Bartolomeo.

Inhabitants registered^[7]

Culture

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Events

In Vignale, a significant cultural event called "Vignale Danza" took place every year: a summer event during which dance companies from all over the world perform. Since summer 2015 the Vignale Monferrato Festival is organized^[8]

Infrastructure and transport

Between 1888 and 1935 the resort was served by a station located along the Altavilla-Casale Monferrato road.Explore this chapter

Between 1888 and 1935 the resort was served by a station located along the Altavilla-Casale Monferrato.

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 4, 1985	May 22, 1990	Louis Quarter	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[9]
May 22, 1990	5 November 1991	Vittorio Spada	Italian Communist Party	Mayor	^[9]
November 13, 1991	April 24, 1995	Paolo Ruschena	Italian Communist Party	Mayor	^[9]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Paolo Ruschena	left	Mayor	^[9]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Paolo Ruschena	civic list	Mayor	^[9]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Ernesta Corona	Civic list Grande Vignale	Mayor	^[9]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Ernesta Corona	Civic list Grande Vignale	Mayor	^[9]
May 26, 2014	May 26, 2019	Franco Ferrari	Civic list Project Vignale	Mayor	^[9]
May 26, 2019	June 9, 2024	Ernesta Corona	Lista civica Grande Vignale sempre	Mayor	^[9]
June 9, 2024	in office	Ernesta Corona	Lista civica Grande Vignale sempre	Mayor	^[9]

Image gallery

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Church of the Blessed Virgin of Sorrow
Church of San Bartolomeo
Palazzo Callori
Piazza del Popolo, on the left the municipal building
Memory of the Partisan Francesco Besso

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).
^ ^to ^b Decree of the President of the Republic (DPR) of concession – 02/04/2001 (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ The municipal flag, up Municipality of Vignale Monferrato. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
^ Vignale Monferrato (Alessandria) D.P.R. 25.03.2009 flag concession, up Honorary Office and Araldica, Italian Government. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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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.
^ Vignale Monferrato Festival, up pimontedalvivo.it. Retrieved 15 April 2016 (archived fromoriginal url on 26 April 2016).
^ ^to ^b ^c ^d ^And ^f ^g ^h ^the ^j http://amministratori.interno.it/

Bibliography

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Luigi Monzeglio (curated by), Vignale Monferrato - News of chronicle (1848-1950), May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023. Hosted on Calameo.
Fulvio Vitullo, Men and vicissitudes of Vignale Monferrato, 1967.
Carlo Ferraris, Vignale and Monferrato from the beginning to 1713, GRIFL, 2002.