Belforte Monferrato

Belforte Monferrato
Comune
Comune di Belforte Monferrato

Coat of arms
Belforte Monferrato

Location of Belforte Monferrato in Italy

Coordinates: 44°38′N 8°40′E / 44.633°N 8.667°E / 44.633; 8.667
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Province Alessandria (AL)
Government
  Mayor Franco Ravera
Area
  Total 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Elevation 233 m (764 ft)
Population (31 December 2006[1])
  Total 449
  Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Belfortesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 15070
Dialing code 0143

Belforte Monferrato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Alessandria.

It is home to a castle, built in the 15th to 17th centuries around a 12th-century tower of the Republic of Genoa.

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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