Grondona (Grondonn-a in
Ligurian) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria ( it, Provincia di Alessandria; pms, Provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''Provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part o ...
in the
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title =
, population_blank1 =
, demographics_type1 =
, demographics1_footnotes =
, demographics1_title1 =
, demographics1_info1 =
, demographics1_title2 ...
, located about southeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
and about southeast of
Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 548 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
The municipality of Grondona contains the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivision) Variana.
Grondona borders the following municipalities:
Arquata Scrivia
Arquata Scrivia (local dialect: ''Auquâ'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria.
Arquata Scrivia borders the following ...
,
Borghetto di Borbera,
Isola del Cantone
Isola del Cantone ( lij, L'Isöa do Canton) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about north of Genoa.
Isola del Cantone borders the following municipalities: Arquata Scrivia, Bu ...
,
Roccaforte Ligure
Roccaforte Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria, between the Val Sisola and the Valle Spinti.
Roccaforte Ligure ...
, and
Vignole Borbera
Vignole Borbera ( lij, Ei Vgnêue; Genoese: ''Vigneue'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004 ...
.
Demographic evolution
Colors=
id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9)
id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8)
id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1)
id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8)
ImageSize = width:455 height:303
PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30
DateFormat = x.y
Period = from:0 till:2000
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
AlignBars = justify
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0
BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo
BarData=
bar:1861 text:1861
bar:1871 text:1871
bar:1881 text:1881
bar:1901 text:1901
bar:1911 text:1911
bar:1921 text:1921
bar:1931 text:1931
bar:1936 text:1936
bar:1951 text:1951
bar:1961 text:1961
bar:1971 text:1971
bar:1981 text:1981
bar:1991 text:1991
bar:2001 text:2001
PlotData=
color:barra width:20 align:left
bar:1861 from: 0 till:1487
bar:1871 from: 0 till:1485
bar:1881 from: 0 till:1348
bar:1901 from: 0 till:1262
bar:1911 from: 0 till:1172
bar:1921 from: 0 till:1187
bar:1931 from: 0 till:1047
bar:1936 from: 0 till:988
bar:1951 from: 0 till:844
bar:1961 from: 0 till:728
bar:1971 from: 0 till:574
bar:1981 from: 0 till:517
bar:1991 from: 0 till:511
bar:2001 from: 0 till:538
PlotData=
bar:1861 at:1487 fontsize:XS text: 1487 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1871 at:1485 fontsize:XS text: 1485 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1881 at:1348 fontsize:XS text: 1348 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1901 at:1262 fontsize:XS text: 1262 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1911 at:1172 fontsize:XS text: 1172 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1921 at:1187 fontsize:XS text: 1187 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1931 at:1047 fontsize:XS text: 1047 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1936 at:988 fontsize:XS text: 988 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1951 at:844 fontsize:XS text: 844 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1961 at:728 fontsize:XS text: 728 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1971 at:574 fontsize:XS text: 574 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1981 at:517 fontsize:XS text: 517 shift:(-8,5)
bar:1991 at:511 fontsize:XS text: 511 shift:(-8,5)
bar:2001 at:538 fontsize:XS text: 538 shift:(-8,5)
TextData=
fontsize:S pos:(20,20)
text:Data from ISTAT
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
{{Alessandria-geo-stub