Castellania Coppi

Castellania Coppi
Castellania Coppi
Comune
	Comune di Castellania
	Location of Castellania Coppi
	Castellania Coppi Location of Castellania Coppi in Italy Castellania Coppi Castellania Coppi (Piedmont)
	Coordinates: 44°47′N 8°55′E / 44.783°N 8.917°E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Frazioni	Mossabella, Sant'Alosio
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Vallenzona (Civic list)
Area
• Total	7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (31 August 2022)
• Total	90
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Demonym	Castellanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15052
Dialing code	0131
Website	Official website

Castellania Coppi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Alessandria. It was known until 2019 as Castellania, and renamed by the Piemont regional council in recognition of the cyclist Fausto Coppi in preparation for the centenary of his birth.^[3]

Castellania Coppi borders the following municipalities: Avolasca, Carezzano, Costa Vescovato, Garbagna, Sant'Agata Fossili, and Sardigliano.

People

Castellania Coppi is known as the birthplace of, and was renamed in honour of, two famous racing cyclists: Angelo Fausto Coppi (1919–1960) and his brother Serse Coppi (1923–1951).

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Ciclismo:Piemonte ribattezza Castellania". Euronews (in Italian). Di ANSA. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[3] "Ciclismo:Piemonte ribattezza Castellania". Euronews (in Italian). Di ANSA. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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