Province of Alessandria

The province was created by Royal Decree n. 3702 of 23 October 1859, the , as a union of five of the six provinces which had formed the Division of Alessandria (the provinces of Alessandria, Acqui, Asti, Casale and Tortona) plus the province of Novi which had formed part of the Division of Genoa. In 1935 the area of Asti was established as the separate Province of Asti. ==Municipalities==

There are 187 municipalities (comuni) in the province. • Acqui Terme • Albera Ligure • Alessandria • Alfiano Natta • Alice Bel Colle • Alluvioni Piovera • Altavilla Monferrato • Alzano Scrivia • Arquata Scrivia • Avolasca • Balzola • Basaluzzo • Bassignana • Belforte Monferrato • Bergamasco • Berzano di Tortona • Bistagno • Borghetto di Borbera • Borgo San Martino • Borgoratto Alessandrino • Bosco Marengo • Bosio • Bozzole • Brignano-Frascata • Cabella Ligure • Camagna Monferrato • Camino • Cantalupo Ligure • Capriata d'Orba • Carbonara Scrivia • Carentino • Carezzano • Carpeneto • Carrega Ligure • Carrosio • Cartosio • Casal Cermelli • Casale Monferrato • Casaleggio Boiro • Casalnoceto • Casasco • Cassano Spinola • Cassine • Cassinelle • Castellania Coppi • Castellar Guidobono • Castellazzo Bormida • Castelletto Merli • Castelletto Monferrato • Castelletto d'Erro • Castelletto d'Orba • Castelnuovo Bormida • Castelnuovo Scrivia • Castelspina • Cavatore • Cella Monte • Cereseto • Cerreto Grue • Cerrina Monferrato • Coniolo • Conzano • Costa Vescovato • Cremolino • Denice • Dernice • Fabbrica Curone • Felizzano • Fraconalto • Francavilla Bisio • Frascaro • Frassinello Monferrato • Frassineto Po • Fresonara • Frugarolo • Fubine Monferrato • Gabiano • Gamalero • Garbagna • Gavi • Giarole • Gremiasco • Grognardo • Grondona • Guazzora • Isola Sant'Antonio • Lerma • Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato • Malvicino • Masio • Melazzo • Merana • Mirabello Monferrato • Molare • Molino dei Torti • Mombello Monferrato • Momperone • Moncestino • Mongiardino Ligure • Monleale • Montacuto • Montaldeo • Montaldo Bormida • Montecastello • Montechiaro d'Acqui • Montegioco • Montemarzino • Morano sul Po • Morbello • Mornese • Morsasco • Murisengo • Novi Ligure • Occimiano • Odalengo Grande • Odalengo Piccolo • Olivola • Orsara Bormida • Ottiglio • Ovada • Oviglio • Ozzano Monferrato • Paderna • Pareto • Parodi Ligure • Pasturana • Pecetto di Valenza • Pietra Marazzi • Pomaro Monferrato • Pontecurone • Pontestura • Ponti • Ponzano Monferrato • Ponzone • Pozzol Groppo • Pozzolo Formigaro • Prasco • Predosa • Quargnento • Quattordio • Ricaldone • Rivalta Bormida • Rivarone • Rocca Grimalda • Roccaforte Ligure • Rocchetta Ligure • Rosignano Monferrato • Sala Monferrato • Sale • San Cristoforo • San Giorgio Monferrato • San Salvatore Monferrato • San Sebastiano Curone • Sant'Agata Fossili • Sardigliano • Sarezzano • Serralunga di Crea • Serravalle Scrivia • Sezzadio • Silvano d'Orba • Solero • Solonghello • Spigno Monferrato • Spineto Scrivia • Stazzano • Strevi • Tagliolo Monferrato • Tassarolo • Terruggia • Terzo • Ticineto • Tortona • Treville • Trisobbio • Valenza • Valmacca • Vignale Monferrato • Vignole Borbera • Viguzzolo • Villadeati • Villalvernia • Villamiroglio • Villanova Monferrato • Villaromagnano • Visone • Volpedo • Volpeglino • Voltaggio == Demographics ==

As of 2025, the province has a population of 407,029, of whom 49.0% are male and 51.0% are female. Minors make up 12.9% of the population, and seniors make up 28.7%, compared to the Italian average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively. ==Main sights==

, Paradise Chapel. The Sacred Mountain of Crea (Italian: Sacro Monte di Crea) is a Roman Catholic Devotional Complex in the comune of Serralunga di Crea (Montferrat), near Alessandria. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Its construction began in 1589, around a former Sanctuary of St. Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed to Saint Eusebius of Vercelli around 350 AD. ==Transport==

Motorways near Alessandria, heading south towards the Apennines. The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade): • Autostrada A21: Turin – Brescia • Autostrada A26: Genoa – Gravellona Toce • A7/A26 Bettole-Predosa connection • Autostrada A7: Milan-Genoa Railway lines • Turin–Genoa railway • Pavia–Alessandria railway • Alessandria–Piacenza railway • Chivasso–Alessandria railway ==See also==