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Province of Alessandria

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Province of Alessandria
Provincia di Alessandria (Italian)
Provincia ëd Lissandria (Piedmontese)
Province
Palazzo Ghilini [it], seat of the province of Alessandria.
Palazzo Ghilini [it], seat of the province of Alessandria.
Flag of Province of Alessandria
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Coat of arms of Province of Alessandria
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Location of the Province of Alessandria within Italy
Location of the Province of Alessandria within Italy
CountryImage Italy
RegionImage Piedmont
Capital(s)Alessandria
Municipalities187
Government
 • PresidentLuigi Benzi
Area
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 • Total
3,558.83 km2 (1,374.07 sq mi)
Population
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 • Total
408,063
 • Density114.662/km2 (296.974/sq mi)
GDP
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 • Total€11.722 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€27,238 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15010-15013, 15015-15018, 15020-15036, 15038-15046, 15048-15053, 15055-15079, 15100
Telephone prefix010, 019, 0131, 0141, 0142, 0143, 0144
Vehicle registrationAL
ISTAT code06
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Cities, towns and roads of the province
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Map of the municipalities of the province

The province of Alessandria (Italian: provincia di Alessandria; Piedmontese: provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: provinsa ëd Lissändria) is a province of the region of Piedmont in Italy. The capital is the city of Alessandria. It has a population of 408,063 across its 187 municipalities.[2]

With an area of 3,558.83 square kilometres (1,374.07 mi2) it is the third largest province of Piedmont after the province of Cuneo and the Metropolitan City of Turin.[1] To the north it borders on the province of Vercelli and to the west on the Metropolitan City of Turin and the province of Asti. It shares its southern border with Liguria (province of Savona and the Metropolitan City of Genoa). Its south-east corner touches the Province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, while to the east it borders on the Lombard province of Pavia.[citation needed]

History

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The province was created by Royal Decree n. 3702 of 23 October 1859, the Legge Rattazzi [it], as a union of five of the six provinces which had formed the Division of Alessandria (the provinces of Alessandria, Acqui, Asti, Casale and Tortona) plus the province of Novi which had formed part of the Division of Genoa. In 1935 the area of Asti was established as the separate Province of Asti.[citation needed]

Government

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List of presidents

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Municipalities

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Alessandria
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Casale Monferrato
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Novi Ligure
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Tortona
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Acqui Terme
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Valenza
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Ovada
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Arquata Scrivia
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Serravalle Scrivia
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Castelnuovo Scrivia

The province has 187 municipalities:

Demographics

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As of 2026, the population is 408,063, of which 49.2% are male, and 50.8% are female. Minors make up 12.8% of the population, and seniors make up 28.9%.[2]

Immigration

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As of 2025, immigrants make up 15.3% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Albania, Morocco, Ukraine, and Ecuador.[6]

Main sights

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Sacro Monte di Crea, Paradise Chapel.

The Sacred Mountain of Crea (Italian: Sacro Monte di Crea) is a Roman Catholic Devotional Complex in the comune of Serralunga di Crea (Montferrat), near Alessandria. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Its construction began in 1589, around a former Sanctuary of St. Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed to Saint Eusebius of Vercelli around 350 AD.[citation needed]

Transport

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Motorways

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The Autostrada A26 near Alessandria, heading south towards the Apennines.

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

Railway lines

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  6. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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