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Pontecurone

Pontecurone
Comune
Comune di Pontecurone
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Coat of arms of Pontecurone
Coat of arms
Pontecurone is located in Italy
Pontecurone
Pontecurone
Location of Pontecurone in Italy
Coordinates: 44°57′N 8°55′E / 44.950°N 8.917°E / 44.950; 8.917Coordinates: 44°57′N 8°55′E / 44.950°N 8.917°E / 44.950; 8.917
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Province / Metropolitan city Alessandria (AL)
Government
 • Mayor Ernesto Nobile
Area
 • Total 29.81 km2 (11.51 sq mi)
Elevation 104 m (341 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 3,848
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pontecuronesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 15055
Dialing code 0131
Website Official website

Pontecurone (Piedmontese: Poncròu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located on the left bank of the Curone, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Alessandria.

Pontecurone borders the following municipalities: Casalnoceto, Casei Gerola, Castelnuovo Scrivia, Rivanazzano Terme, Tortona, Viguzzolo, and Voghera.

In 1635 it was the site of a battle in which Odoardo Farnese, duke of Parma and Piacenza and allied to the French, defeated the Spanish troops under Caspar Azevedo.



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