Pecetto di Valenza ( pms, Apsèj) is a
commune of the
Province of Alessandria in the
Piedmont region of northwest
Italy with a population of 1282 (December 2008 estimate). It is south of the river
Po, and about northeast of the provincial capital of
Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
Alessandria ...
, on an eastern spur of the hills of the
Basso Monferrato. The commune's neighbours are
Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
Alessandria ...
,
Bassignana
Bassignana (in Piedmontese dialect ''Bassgnan-na'') is a municipality in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northern Italy. The village is situated near the confluence of the Po River and the Tanaro river.
Main sights include remains of the c ...
,
Montecastello,
Pietra Marazzi, and
Valenza.
The municipal boundaries enclose an area of that ranges in elevation from above sea level and is predominantly agricultural in character: the economy is largely based on the cultivation of cereals and grapes. Four distinct settlements are identified in the ''
Statuto comunale
Statuto is an Italian surname
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'' as "historically recognised by the community"; these were also the four designated places for the 2001 census. Pecetto di Valenza itself, which stands at above sea level and is the ''
capoluogo'' of the commune, was the most populous with 499 of the commune's 1,312 inhabitants. Pellizzari, at , had a population of 120. Gasperini, at , had 30 inhabitants and Molina, at , 16. A further 360 residents, 27 percent of the total, were counted in isolated dwellings such as farmhouses.
Notable people
*
Giuseppe Borsalino
Borsalino is the oldest Italian company specializing in the manufacture of luxury hats. Since 1857, the manufacture has been based in Alessandria, Piedmont. The founder, Giuseppe Borsalino, is remembered for creating a particular model of felt ...
, who gave his name to the
Borsalino hat-making company which he developed in
Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
Alessandria ...
, was born in Pecetto di Valenza in 1834.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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