Pontestura

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

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Location of Pontestura

45°8′36″N 8°20′3″E / 45.14333°N 8.33417°E / 45.14333; 8.33417CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceProvince of Alessandria (AL)FrazioniQuarti, Castagnone, RocchettaGovernment

• MayorFranco BerraArea

^[1]

• Total18.87 km² (7.29 sq mi)Elevation

140 m (460 ft)Population

(31 December 2010)^[2]

• Total1,485 • Density79/km² (200/sq mi)DemonymPontesturesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

15027

Dialing code0142Patron saintSaint AgathaSaint day5 February

Pontestura (in Piedmontese Pont da Stura) is a commune with a population of 1,539 in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located on the right bank of the Po River about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Turin and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Casale Monferrato and borders the following municipalities: Camino, Casale Monferrato, Cereseto, Coniolo, Morano sul Po, Ozzano Monferrato, Serralunga di Crea, and Solonghello.

John IV, Marquis of Montferrat from 1445 to 1464, was born in the castle of Pontestura in 1413.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population statistics from Italian statistical institute Istat.