Montechiaro d'Asti

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Montechiaro d'Asti

45°0′N 8°7′E / 45.000°N 8.117°E / 45.000; 8.117CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceAsti (AT)FrazioniNocciola, Regione RealeGovernment

• MayorPaolo LuziArea

^[1]

• Total10.14 km² (3.92 sq mi)Elevation

292 m (958 ft)Population

(31 May 2007^[2])^[3]

• Total1,409 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)DemonymMontechiaresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

14025

Dialing code0141Patron saintSt. Bernard of ClairvauxSaint dayAugust 20WebsiteOfficial website

Montechiaro d'Asti (Piedmontese: Monciàir) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Turin and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Asti.

Montechiaro d'Asti borders the following municipalities: Camerano Casasco, Chiusano d'Asti, Cortanze, Cossombrato, Cunico, Montiglio Monferrato, Soglio, and Villa San Secondo.

Montechiaro is home to a notable example of Romanesque architecture in the Lower Montferrat, the church of St. Nazarius and Celsus (11th and 12th centuries). In Montechiaro is based ACS Cycling Chirio–Casa Giani, a professional cycling team based.

Notable people

Ezio Borgo (1922-2006), football player
Giovanni Pastrone, also known as Piero Fosco (1883–1959), pioneer of Italian film.

Twin towns

Finale Ligure, Italy

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.