Montaldo Bormida

Montaldo Bormida is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Alessandria.

Montaldo Bormida
Comune di Montaldo Bormida
Coat of arms
Location of Montaldo Bormida
Montaldo Bormida
Location of Montaldo Bormida in Italy
Montaldo Bormida
Montaldo Bormida (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°41′N 8°35′E
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
Government
  MayorBarbara Ravera
Area
  Total5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017[2])[3]
  Total628
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Montaldesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15010
Dialing code0143
WebsiteOfficial website

As part of the Marquisate of Montferrat, Montaldo Bormida had a succession of feudal lords: the Della Valle family of Trisobbio, the Ferraris of Orsara, the Centurione, Spinola and Pallavicino families.[4]

Montaldo Bormida borders the following municipalities: Carpeneto, Orsara Bormida, Rivalta Bormida, Sezzadio, and Trisobbio.

The first Seventh-day Adventist Church in Italy was built in Montaldo Bormida in 1925.

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. Carlo Prosperi, I della Valle di Trisobbio: breve storia di una casa e di una casata altomonferrina, Urbs silva et flumen: periodico dell'Accademia Urbense di Ovada pg 26-42, 1(2006).


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