Volpeglino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Alessandria.

Volpeglino
Comune di Volpeglino
Church of Saint Cosmas and Damian.
Church of Saint Cosmas and Damian.
Location of Volpeglino
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Volpeglino is located in Italy
Volpeglino
Volpeglino
Location of Volpeglino in Italy
Volpeglino is located in Piedmont
Volpeglino
Volpeglino
Volpeglino (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°53′N 8°57′E / 44.883°N 8.950°E / 44.883; 8.950
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Brivio
Area
 • Total3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total140
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymVolpeglinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15050
Dialing code0131
WebsiteOfficial website

Volpeglino borders the following municipalities: Berzano di Tortona, Casalnoceto, Castellar Guidobono, Monleale, Viguzzolo, and Volpedo.

History

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Was an ancient monastic cell owned by the Bobbio Abbey, already in the list of courts of the Bobbio monastery at the time of Charlemagne and Abbot Wala, with the toponyms of Vulpiclinum, Vulpiclinus, Vulpiclini or Vulpidino between 834 and 836, derived from the Latin vulpicula, place of foxes. The cell is included in the monastic court of Casasco. A fief of the Guidobono family in the 12th century, it entered the Tortonese orbit. A free commune in 1245, it came under the Visconti, who granted it as a fief to the Guidobono Cavalchini.

Volpeglino was aggregated with the municipality of Volpedo in 1928; it was detached from it again in 1947.

References

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  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.