Fabbrica Curone

Fabbrica Curone
Comune
Comune di Fabbrica Curone
Coat of arms
Location of Fabbrica Curone
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Coordinates: 44°47′N 9°8′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Frazioni	Caldirola, Forotondo, Selvapiana, Garadassi, Montecapraro, Salogni, Bruggi, Lunassi, Pareto, Morigliassi
Area [1]
• Total	53.7 km^2 (20.7 sq mi)
Elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	808
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Demonym	Fabbricacuronesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15050
Dialing code	0131
Patron saint	Santa Maria Assunta
Website	Official website

Fabbrica Curone (Piedmontese: Frògna) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the upper valley of the Curone stream, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Alessandria.

Fabbrica Curone borders the following municipalities: Albera Ligure, Cabella Ligure, Gremiasco, Montacuto, Santa Margherita di Staffora, Varzi, and Zerba.

History

A possession of the Abbey of San Colombano of Bobbio, it received a castle and was under the bishops of Tortona after 1157. Later it was an imperial fief under the Malaspina, who held it until 1797.

Main sights

• Pieve of Santa Maria Assunta, a Romanesque edifice with a stone portal surmounted by a Romanesque lunette.
• Museum of the Peasant Civilization, in the frazione of Lunassi.

The other frazione of Caldirola, elevation 1,110 metres (3,640 ft) is a ski resort.

Demographic evolution

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.

External links

• Official website