Bosco Marengo
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
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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
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| Comune di Bosco Marengo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Bosco Marengo Location of Bosco Marengo in Italy  Bosco Marengo Bosco Marengo (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′N 8°40′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Levata, Pollastra, Quattro Cascine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gianfranco Gazzaniga |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.53 km2 (17.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 2,314 |
| • Density | 51.96/km2 (134.6/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
