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Volpeglino: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 243 m above sea level
Area: 3.25 km²
Demonym: Foxy
Patron saint: Saints Cosmas and Damian

A closer look

Discovering Volpeglino

Volpeglino (Vulpièj in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 129 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte, located on the left of the lower course of the Curone stream.

History of Volpeglino

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Ancient court owned by the Abbey of San Colombano di Bobbio, appears in the list of the courts of the Bobbio monastery at the time of Charlemagne with the toponym of Vulpidino.^[4]^[5]

Feudo dei Guidobono in the twelfth century, entered the orbit of the city. Free common in 1245, it passed under the Visconti that gave it in fief to Guidobono Cavalchini.

Volpeglino was aggregated to the municipality of Volpedo in 1928, it was again detached in 1947.

Coat of arms according to modern heraldic conventions

Symbols

The coat of arms was granted with R.D. of 7 July 1901.^[6]

"Red, illegitimate lion, current on the countryside, all gold. The shield will be surmounted by a circle of gold wall, summitd by eight merlons united to murals, all silver.^[7]»

What to see in Volpeglino

The parish church, dedicated to Saints Cosma and Damiano, was erected as a replacement for the oldest parish church, dedicated to St. Damian, of which there are only...Explore this chapter

The parish church, dedicated to Saints Cosma and Damiano, was erected as a replacement for the oldest parish church, dedicated to St. Damian, of which there are only modest traces.

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered^[8]

Culture

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Events

The patronal feast takes place on the first Sunday of September, in honor of Maria Bambina.

Economy

Volpeglino is an agricultural country, specialized in the cultivation of vine from wine and strawberries, as well as famous, along with Volpedo, for the intensive crop of peach, thanks to the...Explore this chapter

Infrastructure and transport

Between 1889 and 1934 Volpeglino was served by the Tortona-Monleale tranvia .Explore this chapter

Between 1889 and 1934 Volpeglino was served by the Tortona-Monleale tranvia.

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 25, 1985	June 3, 1990	Chiara Oberti	civic list	Mayor	^[9]
June 3, 1990	April 24, 1995	Giuseppe Brivio	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[9]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Giuseppe Brivio	center	Mayor	^[9]
June 25, 1999	June 14, 2004	Giuseppe Brivio	civic list	Mayor	^[9]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Chiara Oberti	civic list	Mayor	^[9]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Giuseppe Brivio	civic list	Mayor	^[9]
May 26, 2014	May 27, 2019	Giuseppe Brivio	Civic list Spighe di grano	Mayor	^[9]
May 27, 2019	June 9, 2024	Giuseppe Brivio	Civic list Spighe di grano	Mayor	^[9]
June 9, 2024	in office	Giuseppe Brivio	Civic list Tre spighe di grano	Mayor	^[9]

Other administrative information

The commune was part of the Community Montana Valli Curone Grue and Ossona.

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).
^ History of the Municipality of Volpeglino, up Municipality of Volpeglino. Retrieved 30 October 2013 (archived fromoriginal url on 14 January 2020).
^ Mons. Clelio Goggi, History of Municipalities and Parishes in the Diocese of Tortona, 4th ed., Tortona, Tipografia "San Lorenzo", 2000, pp. 450-451.
^ Volpeglino, up Central State Archive.
^ Regio Decreto (RD) of concession – 07/07/1901 (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^
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.
^ ^to ^b ^c ^d ^And ^f ^g ^h ^the http://amministratori.interno.it/

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