Pecetto di Valenza () is a commune of the

Province of Alessandria The province of Alessandria (; ; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian Provinces of Italy, province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The prov ...

in the

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region of northwest

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with a population of 1282 (December 2008 estimate). It is south of the river Po, and about northeast of the provincial capital of

Alessandria Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is also the largest municipality of the region. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, ...

, on an eastern spur of the hills of the

Basso Monferrato Montferrat ( , ; ; , ; ) is a historical region of Piedmont, in northern Italy. It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Montferrat is one of the most important wine district ...

. The commune's neighbours are

Bassignana Bassignana (in Piedmontese dialect ''Bassgnan-na'') is a municipality in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northern Italy. The village is situated near the confluence of the Po River and the Tanaro river. Main sights include remains of the c ...

Montecastello Montecastello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Alessandria. Montecastello borders the following municipalities: Alessandria, B ...

Pietra Marazzi Pietra Marazzi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Alessandria. Pietra Marazzi borders the following municipalities: Alessandria, Montec ...

, and

Valenza Valenza ( or ''Valensá'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about north of Alessandria, in the extreme Montferrat’s offshoots, in the Lombardy’s ...

. The municipal boundaries enclose an area of that ranges in elevation from above sea level and is predominantly agricultural in character: the economy is largely based on the cultivation of cereals and grapes. Four distinct settlements are identified in the '' Statuto comunale'' as "historically recognised by the community"; these were also the four designated places for the 2001 census. Pecetto di Valenza itself, which stands at above sea level and is the ''

capoluogo A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed ac ...

'' of the commune, was the most populous with 499 of the commune's 1,312 inhabitants. Pellizzari, at , had a population of 120. Gasperini, at , had 30 inhabitants and Molina, at , 16. A further 360 residents, 27 percent of the total, were counted in isolated dwellings such as farmhouses.

Notable people

* Giuseppe Borsalino, who gave his name to the

Borsalino Borsalino Giuseppe e Fratello S.p.A. is the oldest Italian company specializing in the manufacture of luxury hats. Since 1857, the manufacturer has been based in Alessandria, Piedmont. The founder, Giuseppe Borsalino, is remembered for creating ...

hat-making company which he developed in

, was born in Pecetto di Valenza in 1834.

References

Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Alessandria-geo-stub