San Sebastiano Curone
Comune in Piedmont, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Sebastiano Curone (Piedmontese: San Bastiau Curou ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Alessandria, at the confluence of the Curone and Museglia streams.
San Sebastiano Curone | |
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| Comune di San Sebastiano Curone | |
 Church of San Sebastiano. | |
Location of San Sebastiano Curone  | |
  San Sebastiano Curone Location of San Sebastiano Curone in Italy  San Sebastiano Curone San Sebastiano Curone (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°47′N 9°4′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Marguata, Sant'Antonio, Telecco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincenzo Caprile |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 571 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sansebastianesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15056 |
| Dialing code | 0131 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian |
| Saint day | January 20 |
| Website | Official website |
San Sebastiano Curone borders the municipalities of Brignano-Frascata, Dernice, Gremiasco, and Montacuto.
Part of the commune of Fabbrica Curone it was under the dominations of the Malaspina and Fieschi from Genoa. In the 16th century, under the Doria, it became an important market centre for salt, fish and cereals.
It is the birthplace of Felice Giani, a neo-classicist painter.
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