Province of Asti

Province of Asti
Provincia di Asti (Italian)
Provincia d'Ast (Piedmontese)
Province
The provincial seat
The provincial seat
Flag of Province of Asti
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Asti
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Asti in Italy
Map highlighting the location of the province of Asti in Italy
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s)Asti
Municipalities118
Government
 • PresidentMaurizio Rasero
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,510.19 km2 (583.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2][3]
 • Total
207,059
 • Density137.108/km2 (355.108/sq mi)
GDP
[4]
 • Total€5.368 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€24,575 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
14010-14026, 14030, 14032-14037, 14039-14055, 14057-14059, 14100
Telephone prefix011, 0141, 0144
Vehicle registrationAT
ISTAT005
Map of the province of Asti

The Province of Asti (Italian: provincia di Asti; Piedmontese: provincia d'Ast) is a province in the region of Piedmont in northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. It borders the Metropolitan City of Turin to the northwest, the Province of Cuneo to the southwest, the Province of Alessandria to the east, and the Province of Savona in Liguria to the south. It has 207,059 inhabitants.[5][6]

History

Moscato d'Asti wine

The Province of Asti was re-established on 1 April 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of King Victor Emmanuel III. It was detached from the existing province of Alessandria into which it had been absorbed upon the creation of that province in 1859.

The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor (Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare) for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of the Second World War.

Municipalities

Asti
Nizza Monferrato
Canelli
San Damiano d'Asti
Costigliole d'Asti

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 207,059, of which 49.3% are male, and 50.7% are female. Minors make up 13.6% of the population, and seniors make up 28%.[7][8]

Immigration

As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 204,990 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (176,791 – 86.2%), Romania (5,560 – 2.7%), Albania (5,516 – 2.7%), North Macedonia (3,239 – 1.6%), Morocco (3,157 – 1.5%).[11][12]

Transport

Motorways

The Autostrada A21 near Asti.

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

International relations

The Province of Asti is twinned with:

See also

  • Piemonte (wine)

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  3. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  4. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  6. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  7. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  8. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  9. ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  11. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  12. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • MonferratoArte A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato, which includes twenty parishes within the province of Asti. (in Italian)

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