Montferrat

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Montferrat

Total population

1,839

Land area2561 km²

Coordinates45.49°, 5.59°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Montferrat is a historical region of Piedmont, in northern Italy. It comprises roughly the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Montferrat is one of the most important wine districts of Italy. It also has a strong literary tradition, including the 18th-century Asti-born poet and dramatist Vittorio Alfieri and the Alessandrian Umberto Eco.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Michèle Jacot

French alpine skier

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Stéphane Brosse

French ski mountaineer (1971–2021)

Adolphe Pégoud

French flying ace (1889–1915)

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Louis de Revol

1st French foreign minister 1589-1594; considered world's 1st foreign minister, as emissary entrusted with all foreign relations

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Henri Coudray

French Catholic priest

Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie

Marshal of France (1775-1851)

Charles Pravaz

French surgeon (1791–1853)

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Albert Bouffier

French politician (1835–1913)

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Antoine Balland

French general (1751–1821)

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Antoine Étienne Fantin-Desodoards

Bastien Auzeil

French athletics competitor

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Bryan Cantero

French athletics competitor

Emmanuel Crétet

French politician and businessman (1747-1809)

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Eric Villa

French association football player

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François Michal-Ladichère

French politician

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Georges Bally

French politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  3.7 mi away · pop. 6,576
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  5.2 mi away · pop. 3,562
• Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey
  7.9 mi away · pop. 2,587
• Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
  9.7 mi away · pop. 4,488
• Dolomieu
  9.8 mi away · pop. 3,203
• Les Avenières
  10.4 mi away · pop. 7,740
• Moirans
  11.1 mi away · pop. 7,565
• Cessieu
  11.5 mi away · pop. 3,244
• Morestel
  14.3 mi away · pop. 4,454
• Ruy
  15 mi away · pop. 4,752
• Saint-Chef
  15 mi away · pop. 3,795
• Cognin
  15.5 mi away · pop. 6,520

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-06-07

Napoleon Spider

Synema globosum

Seen 2026-06-07

Alpine longhorn Rosalia

Rosalia alpina

Seen 2026-06-06

Egyptian Bird Grasshopper

Anacridium aegyptium

Seen 2026-06-05

pyramidal orchid

Anacamptis pyramidalis

Seen 2026-06-05

Thick-legged Flower Beetle

Oedemera nobilis

Seen 2026-06-03

Martagon Lily

Lilium martagon

Seen 2026-06-03

Herb Paris

Paris quadrifolia

Seen 2026-06-03

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Seen 2026-06-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Montferrat, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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