Villanova Monferrato
Comune
Comune di Villanova Monferrato
Coat of arms
Location of Villanova Monferrato
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Coordinates: 45°11′N 8°29′E / 45.183°N 8.483°E / 45.183; 8.483
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Government
• Mayor	Fabrizio Bremide
Area [1]
• Total	16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Elevation	111 m (364 ft)
Population  (2005)[2]
• Total	1,775
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym	Villanovesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15030
Dialing code	0142
Patron saint	St. Emilianus
Saint day	July 16
Website	Official website

Villanova Monferrato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Alessandria and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Vercelli. Located in the plain to the left of the Po, it the most northerly comune in the province, and borders on the comuni of Caresana, Motta de' Conti, Rive, and Stroppiana in the Vercelli, as well as those of Balzola and Casale Monferrato in the Province of Alessandria.

Notable buildings include the 19th-century parish church of Sant'Emiliano, the oratory of the confraternity of San Michele, and the town hall which contains a painting by Pier Francesco Guala depicting the Virgin and Child and the saints Emilian and Bernardino of Siena.

See also

• Montferrat

References

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