Cortazzone
Sign in to saveCortazzone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northwest of Asti.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Cortazzone
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Cortazzone
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Vista di Cortazzone.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Cortazzone
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Cortazzone-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Piedmont
- Italian comune.province
- Asti (AT)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Briccarello, Mongiglietto, Valmezzana, Vanara
- Italian comune.mayor
- Federico Tollio
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 10.4
- Italian comune.population_total
- 594
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 january 2024
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Cortazzonesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 225
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 14010
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0141
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Cortazzone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northwest of Asti.
==Main sights== thumb|left|The Romanesque architecture|Romanesque Church of San Secondo at Mongiglietto Hill. The Romanesque church of San Secondo di Cortazzone is located on the hill of the last, about a kilometre west of the main centre of population. Dating from the 11th century, it is regarded as one of the most significant examples of medieval architecture in the Basso Monferrato. It is included in a well known tourist route called "Percorso del Romanico Astigiano" together with Vezzolano Abbey and San Nazario & Celso chapel in Montechiaro d'Asti, among others.