Grazzano Badoglio (Grazzano Monferrato until 1939) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
Province of Asti in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont, located about east of
Turin and about northeast of
Asti
Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a ''comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed t ...
. Grazzano, which developed round the abbey founded in 961 by
Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat Aleram ( it, Aleramo; died 991) was the first Marquis of Montferrat and Liguria (the '' marca Aleramica'') in Northern Italy until his death. He was son of William I of Montferrat and is mentioned in documents for the first time in 933 when he rec ...
, was the birthplace of
Pietro Badoglio, for whom it was later renamed.
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