Province of Alessandria

The province of Alessandria (; ; 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.

With an area of it is the third largest province of Piedmont after the province of Cuneo and the Metropolitan City of Turin. 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.

History The province was created by Royal Decree n. 3702 of 23 October 1859, the , 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.

Government List of presidents

Municipalities

The province has 187 municipalities: Acqui Terme Albera Ligure Alessandria Alfiano Natta Alice Bel Colle Alluvioni Piovera Altavilla Monferrato Alzano Scrivia Arquata Scrivia Avolasca Balzola Basaluzzo Bassignana Belforte Monferrato Bergamasco Berzano di Tortona Bistagno Borghetto di Borbera Borgo San Martino Borgoratto Alessandrino Bosco Marengo Bosio Bozzole Brignano-Frascata Cabella Ligure Camagna Monferrato Camino Cantalupo Ligure Capriata d'Orba Carbonara Scrivia Carentino Carezzano Carpeneto Carrega Ligure Carrosio Cartosio Casal Cermelli Casale Monferrato Casaleggio Boiro Casalnoceto Casasco Cassano Spinola Cassine Cassinelle Castellania Coppi Castellar Guidobono Castellazzo Bormida Castelletto Merli Castelletto Monferrato Castelletto d'Erro Castelletto d'Orba Castelnuovo Bormida Castelnuovo Scrivia Castelspina Cavatore Cella Monte Cereseto Cerreto Grue Cerrina Monferrato Coniolo Conzano Costa Vescovato Cremolino Denice Dernice Fabbrica Curone Felizzano Fraconalto Francavilla Bisio Frascaro Frassinello Monferrato Frassineto Po Fresonara Frugarolo Fubine Monferrato Gabiano Gamalero Garbagna Gavi Giarole Gremiasco Grognardo Grondona Guazzora Isola Sant'Antonio Lerma Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato Malvicino Masio Melazzo Merana Mirabello Monferrato Molare Molino dei Torti Mombello Monferrato Momperone Moncestino Mongiardino Ligure Monleale Montacuto Montaldeo Montaldo Bormida Montecastello Montechiaro d'Acqui Montegioco Montemarzino Morano sul Po Morbello Mornese Morsasco Murisengo Novi Ligure Occimiano Odalengo Grande Odalengo Piccolo Olivola Orsara Bormida Ottiglio Ovada Oviglio Ozzano Monferrato Paderna Pareto Parodi Ligure Pasturana Pecetto di Valenza Pietra Marazzi Pomaro Monferrato Pontecurone Pontestura Ponti Ponzano Monferrato Ponzone Pozzol Groppo Pozzolo Formigaro Prasco Predosa Quargnento Quattordio Ricaldone Rivalta Bormida Rivarone Rocca Grimalda Roccaforte Ligure Rocchetta Ligure Rosignano Monferrato Sala Monferrato Sale San Cristoforo San Giorgio Monferrato San Salvatore Monferrato San Sebastiano Curone Sant'Agata Fossili Sardigliano Sarezzano Serralunga di Crea Serravalle Scrivia Sezzadio Silvano d'Orba Solero Solonghello Spigno Monferrato Spineto Scrivia Stazzano Strevi Tagliolo Monferrato Tassarolo Terruggia Terzo Ticineto Tortona Treville Trisobbio Valenza Valmacca Vignale Monferrato Vignole Borbera Viguzzolo Villadeati Villalvernia Villamiroglio Villanova Monferrato Villaromagnano Visone Volpedo Volpeglino Voltaggio

Demographics 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%.

Immigration 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.

Main sights

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.

Transport Motorways

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade): Autostrada A21: Turin – Brescia Autostrada A26: Genoa – Gravellona Toce A7/A26 Bettole-Predosa connection Autostrada A7: Milan-Genoa

Railway lines Turin–Genoa railway Pavia–Alessandria railway Alessandria–Piacenza railway Chivasso–Alessandria railway

See also Piemonte (wine)

References

External links

Official website Official web site for European Sacred Mounts MonferratoArte A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato. Laws and Statutes of the Carpeneto commune, 15th century, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries