Castellar Guidobono

Castellar Guidobono 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 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Alessandria.

Castellar Guidobono
Comune
Comune di Castellar Guidobono
Church of San Tommaso.
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Coordinates: 44°54′N 8°56′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Government
• Mayor	Stefano Arrigone
Area [1]
• Total	2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	398
• Density	160/km2 (416/sq mi)
Demonym	Castellaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15050
Dialing code	0131
Website	Official website

Castellar Guidobono borders the following municipalities: Casalnoceto, Viguzzolo, and Volpeglino.

History

Linked to the municipality of Tortona, whose destiny it followed, it was a fief of the Guidobono Cavalchini family of Monleale, from which it derives its name.