Costa Vescovato

Costa Vescovato
Comune di Costa Vescovato
View of the frazione of Montale Celli.
View of the frazione of Montale Celli.
Coat of arms of Costa Vescovato
Location of Costa Vescovato
Costa Vescovato is located in Italy
Costa Vescovato
Costa Vescovato
Location of Costa Vescovato in Italy
Costa Vescovato is located in Piedmont
Costa Vescovato
Costa Vescovato
Costa Vescovato (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°48′N 8°55′E / 44.800°N 8.917°E / 44.800; 8.917
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
FrazioniArpicella, Casale Montesoro, Cascina San Leto, Cascina Sposino, Montale Celli, Sarizzola
Government
 • MayorFabio Boveri
Area
 • Total7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total369
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
DemonymCostaioli
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15050
Dialing code0131

Costa Vescovato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Alessandria.

Costa Vescovato borders the following municipalities: Avolasca, Carezzano, Castellania Coppi, Cerreto Grue, Montegioco, Paderna, and Villaromagnano.

History

It was one of the territories subject to the temporal dominion of the Bishops of Tortona, hence the name that literally means "bishop's ridge". Subject, like the whole territory, to the expansionist aims of the Duchy of Milan, it was the scene of jurisdictional conflicts between the bishops and the Spanish government first and then the Savoy government. After the Napoleonic period it became definitively a territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.