Ceresole Alba | |
Official Name: | Comune di Ceresole Alba |
Coordinates: | 44.8°N 7.8183°W |
Region: | Piedmont |
Province: | Cuneo (CN) |
Frazioni: | Baracche, Borretti, Bruma, Cabasse, Cantarelli, Cantarelli dei Boschi, Cappelli, Cristini, Donati, Fornace, Madonna del Pilone, Maghini, Palermo, Pioppeto, Rava, Roggeri, Taona, Tre Vie |
Mayor Party: | Civic list |
Mayor: | Franco Olocco |
Area Total Km2: | 37.05 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2072 |
Population As Of: | 1-1-2017 |
Population Demonym: | Ceresolese(i) |
Elevation M: | 301 |
Saint: | St. John the Baptist |
Day: | First Monday after First Sunday in September |
Postal Code: | 12040 |
Area Code: | 0172 |
Ceresole Alba is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of Italy, located about 30km (20miles) southeast of Turin and about 50km (30miles) northeast of Cuneo.
Ceresole Alba borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba, Carmagnola, Montaldo Roero, Monteu Roero, Poirino, Pralormo, and Sommariva del Bosco.
The Battle of Ceresole was an encounter between a French army and the combined forces of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire during the Italian War of 1542–46. The lengthy engagement took place on 11 April 1544 outside the village.