Bosco Marengo

Bosco Marengo (Italian: [ˈbosko maˈreŋɡo]; Piedmontese: Ël Bòsch [əl ˈbɔsk]) is a town and a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Turin and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Alessandria.

Bosco Marengo Ël Bòsch (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Bosco Marengo
Parish church and Monument to Pope Pius V
Coat of arms
Location of Bosco Marengo
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Coordinates: 44°49′N 8°40′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Frazioni	Levata, Pollastra, Quattro Cascine
Government
• Mayor	Gianfranco Gazzaniga
Area [1]
• Total	44.53 km2 (17.19 sq mi)
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population  (31 August 2019)[2]
• Total	2,314
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Boschesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15062
Dialing code	0131
Patron saint	St. Pius V
Saint day	April 30
Website	Official website

Bosco Marengo borders the following municipalities: Alessandria, Basaluzzo, Casal Cermelli, Fresonara, Frugarolo, Novi Ligure, Pozzolo Formigaro, Predosa, and Tortona.

Nuclear enrichment plant

There was a nuclear enrichment plant in Bosco Marengo, which started operating in 1973. The site was handed to SOGIN, the Italian nuclear decommissioning authority in 2005 and, in December 2008, it was decided that it should be decommissioned.^[3] The process was completed on 31 December 2021.^[4]

People

• Pope Pius V (1504–1572)
• Michele Bonelli (1541–1598), cardinal and papal diplomat.
• Antonio Salvarezza (1902–1985), operatic tenor

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. "World Nuclear Association - World Nuclear News".
4. Carbone, Giampiero (5 March 2022). "Bosco Marengo: l'ex Fn disattivata. In arrivo la Carta nazionale delle aree idonee al deposito nucleare" [Bosco Marengo: the former Fn deactivated. The National Charter of areas suitable for nuclear storage is on the way]. Giornale7 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022.