Baldissero d'Alba is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo
The province of Cuneo (; ) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
region
Piedmont
Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...
, located about southeast of
Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) 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 city is main ...
and about northeast of
Cuneo
Cuneo (; ; ; ) is a city and in Piedmont, Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area.
It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in the south-west of Piedmont, at the confluence of the ri ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,083 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Baldissero d'Alba borders the following municipalities:
Ceresole Alba
Ceresole Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of Italy, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo.
Ceresole Alba borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba, Carmagno ...
,
Corneliano d'Alba,
Montaldo Roero,
Sommariva del Bosco, and
Sommariva Perno
Sommariva Perno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,800 and an area of .A ...
.
Main sights
* The Colonna Castlem including a frescoed
Gothic chapel
* Parish Church of St. Catherine
* Church of ''Sant'Antonino''
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Roero
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