San Giorgio Monferrato (in
Piedmontese
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''San Giòrs Monfrà'') is a ''
comune
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'' of 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
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region
Piedmont
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. It is about east of the regional capital
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 northwest of
Alessandria.
The territory of this small rural commune of the
Monferrato Casalese extends over an area of . Its population of 1,293
[Demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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. is concentrated in the village of San Giorgio (
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...
). The communal coat of arms pictures the saint killing the dragon. San Giorgio clusters around a medieval castle on a low hill southwest of
Casale Monferrato, which dominates the road from Casale to
Asti.
San Giorgio Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Casale Monferrato,
Ozzano Monferrato
Ozzano Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria.
Ozzano Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Casale Mo ...
, and
Rosignano Monferrato
Rosignano Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,659 and an area o ...
.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns — sister cities
San Giorgio Monferrato is
twinned with:
*
Saint-Julien, France
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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