Montechiaro d'Asti

Montechiaro d'Asti
Montechiaro d'Asti
Comune
	Comune di Montechiaro d'Asti
	View of Montechiaro d'Asti
	Coat of arms
	Location of Montechiaro d'Asti
	Montechiaro d'Asti Location of Montechiaro d'Asti in Italy Montechiaro d'Asti Montechiaro d'Asti (Piedmont)
	Coordinates: 45°0′N 8°7′E / 45.000°N 8.117°E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Asti (AT)
Frazioni	Nocciola, Regione Reale
Government
• Mayor	Paolo Luzi
Area
• Total	10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation	292 m (958 ft)
Population (31 May 2007)
• Total	1,409
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Demonym	Montechiaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	14025
Dialing code	0141
Patron saint	St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint day	August 20
Website	Official website

Montechiaro d'Asti (Piedmontese: Monciàir) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Turin and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Asti.

Montechiaro d'Asti borders the following municipalities: Camerano Casasco, Chiusano d'Asti, Cortanze, Cossombrato, Cunico, Montiglio Monferrato, Soglio, and Villa San Secondo.

Montechiaro is home to a notable example of Romanesque architecture in the Lower Montferrat, the church of St. Nazarius and Celsus (11th and 12th centuries). In Montechiaro is based ACS Cycling Chirio–Casa Giani, a professional cycling team based.

Notable people

Ezio Borgo (1922-2006), football player
Giovanni Pastrone, also known as Piero Fosco (1883–1959), pioneer of Italian film.

Twin towns

Finale Ligure, Italy

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

External links

Tourism websites

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v18-3] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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