Province of Alessandria


The province of Alessandria is an province of the region of Piedmont in Italy. The capital is the city of Alessandria. It has a population of 407,029 across its 187 municipalities as of 2025.
With an area of it is the third largest province of Piedmont after the province of Cuneo and the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the north it borders on the province of Vercelli and to the west on the Metropolitan City of Turin and the province of Asti. It shares its southern border with Liguria. Its south-east corner touches the Province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, while to the east it borders on the Lombard province of Pavia.
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History

The province was created by Royal Decree n. 3702 of 23 October 1859, the, as a union of five of the six provinces which had formed the Division of Alessandria plus the province of Novi which had formed part of the Division of Genoa. In 1935 the area of Asti was established as the separate Province of Asti.

Municipalities

There are 187 municipalities in the province.

Demographics

As of 2025, the province has a population of 407,029, of whom 49.0% are male and 51.0% are female. Minors make up 12.9% of the population, and seniors make up 28.7%, compared to the Italian average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively.

Main sights

The Sacred Mountain of Crea is a Roman Catholic Devotional Complex in the comune of Serralunga di Crea, near Alessandria. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Its construction began in 1589, around a former Sanctuary of St. Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed to Saint Eusebius of Vercelli around 350 AD.

Transport

Motorways

The province is crossed by the following motorways :

Railway lines