Province of Asti


The province of Asti is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan [City of Turin]; to the southwest it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it shares a very short border with the Ligurian province of Savona. It has an area of, and,, a total population of 215,871.
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History

The Province of Asti was re-established on 1 April 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of King Victor Emmanuel III. It was detached from the existing province of Alessandria into which it had been absorbed upon the creation of that province in 1859.
The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of the Second World War.

Municipalities

There are 118 comuni in the province. The largest by population are:
CityPopulation
Asti76,174
Canelli10,465
Nizza Monferrato10,369
San Damiano d'Asti8,342
Costigliole d'Asti5,865
Villanova d'Asti5,667
Castagnole delle Lanze3,772
Castelnuovo Don Bosco3,235
Villafranca d'Asti3,064
Moncalvo2,998

The full list is:

Transport

Motorways

The province is crossed by the following motorways :

International relations

The Province of Asti is twinned with: