Monleale
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Monleale | |
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| Comune di Monleale | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Monleale Location of Monleale in Italy  Monleale Monleale (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′N 8°58′E / 44.883°N 8.967°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Bellaria, Cadaborgo, Casavecchia, Cenelli, Cusinasco, Poggio, Profigate, Repregosi, Valmaia, Ville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paola Massa |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 558 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Monlealesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15059 |
| Dialing code | 0131 |
| Website | Official website |
Monleale is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Alessandria.
Monleale borders the following municipalities: Berzano di Tortona, Montegioco, Montemarzino, Sarezzano, Volpedo, and Volpeglino.
Mentioned in documents of 1172, when some nobles of Volpedo obtained it as a feud from the bishop of Tortona Oberto and from the Tortona consuls. From 1412 it was enfeoffed to Perino Cameri and maintained by his descendants until 1727, who were succeeded by the Calcamuggi family of Alessandria. Always a rival of the nearby Volpedo, in 1513 the Ghibelline Monleale attacked and destroyed the Guelph village on the other side of the river.
