Rocca Grimalda
Rocca Grimalda | |
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| Comune di Rocca Grimalda | |
Rocca Grimalda Location of Rocca Grimalda in Italy Rocca Grimalda Rocca Grimalda (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′21″N 8°38′58″E / 44.67250°N 8.64944°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | San Giacomo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giancarlo Subbrero |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 1,548 |
| • Density | 98.98/km2 (256.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rocchesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15078 |
| Dialing code | 0143 |
| Patron saint | James, son of Zebedee |
| Saint day | 25 July |
| Website | Official website |
Rocca Grimalda (Ra Roca in dialect) is a village and comune in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Northern Italy. It lies in Upper Montferrat, a historical region of Piedmont, and it was built upon a rocky hill on the Orba's left bank, very close to Ovada. The nearest airport is the Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa.