San Sebastiano Curone
Comune
Comune di San Sebastiano Curone
Church of San Sebastiano.
Location of San Sebastiano Curone
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Coordinates: 44°47′N 9°4′E / 44.783°N 9.067°E / 44.783; 9.067
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Frazioni	Marguata, Sant'Antonio, Telecco
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Caprile
Area [1]
• Total	3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	571
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym	Sansebastianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15056
Dialing code	0131
Patron saint	St. Sebastian
Saint day	January 20
Website	Official website

San Sebastiano Curone (Piedmontese: San Bastiau Curou ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Alessandria, at the confluence of the Curone and Museglia streams.

San Sebastiano Curone borders the following municipalities: Brignano-Frascata, Dernice, Gremiasco, and Montacuto.

History

Part of the commune of Fabbrica Curone it was under the dominations of the Malaspina and Fieschi from Genoa. In the 16th century, under the Doria, it became an important market centre for salt, fish and cereals.

It is the birthplace of Felice Giani, a neo-classicist painter.

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