| Cortandone | |
| Official Name: | Comune di Cortandone |
| Coordinates: | 44.9667°N 12°W |
| Region: | Piedmont |
| Province: | Province of Asti (AT) |
| Frazioni: | Campia, Bricco Cisero, Valinosio |
| Mayor: | Claudio Stroppiana |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.02 |
| Population Total: | 308 |
| Population As Of: | Gen. 2020 |
| Population Demonym: | cortandonesi |
| Elevation Footnotes: | 718,504 |
| Elevation M: | 219 |
| Saint: | Sant' Antonio Abate |
| Day: | 17 Gen. |
| Postal Code: | 14013 |
| Area Code: | 0141 |
| Website: | www.comune.cortandone.at.it |
Cortandone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30km (20miles) southeast of Turin and about 13km (08miles) northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2019, it had a population of 308 and an area of 5.02km2.[1]
Cortandone borders the following municipalities: Camerano Casasco, Cinaglio, Cortazzone, Maretto, and Monale.
Cortandone belonged, in the twelfth century, for over a hundred years to the "Di Cortandone" (local lords).Later the feud passed to the Mandra, then again to the Pallidi, Pallio, Scarampi and Di Macello.For more than a century, from 1654, the Facello and the Pelletto were the only lords of Cortandone.
The capital is located in the hydrographic right of the valley washed by the river of Monale and the territory is characterized by very diverse terrain vocation according to the structure of the ground, height and exposure. The lower parts consist of marine deposits, while the hills have strong clays alternating with sands.
The town is mainly surrounded by woods and is surrounded by corn fields and sunflowers.
The gastronomic speciality is represented by the Bagna càuda, celebrated since 57 edition, from the proloco of the village, during all the weekends of the month of November.
In September the village celebrates the Festa delle Masche, the witches in Piedmontese language, legendary figures of the tradition of Langhe and Monferrato.
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