Castellania Coppi


Castellania Coppi is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about 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.
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] and his brother Serse Coppi.