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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
104 m (341 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
29.81 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 10:39 PM

Region
  
Piedmont

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Alessandria (AL)

Demonym(s)
  
Pontecuronesi

Dialing code
  
0131

Province
  
Province of Alessandria

Postal code
  
15055

Dialling code
  
0131

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 86% Humidity

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Pontecurone (Piedmontese: Poncròu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located on the left bank of the Curone, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Alessandria.

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Map of Pontecurone, Province of Alessandria, Italy

Pontecurone borders the following municipalities: Casalnoceto, Casei Gerola, Castelnuovo Scrivia, Rivanazzano Terme, Tortona, Viguzzolo, and Voghera.

In 1635 it was the site of a battle in which Odoardo Farnese, duke of Parma and Piacenza and allied to the French, defeated the Spanish troops under Caspar Azevedo.

Notable people

  • Saint Luigi Orione (1872–1940)
  • References

    Pontecurone Wikipedia