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| name = Bosco Marengo
| name = Bosco Marengo
| official_name = Comune di Bosco Marengo
| official_name = Comune di Bosco Marengo
| native_name =
| native_name = {{native name|pms|Ël Bòsch}}
| image_skyline = Bosco Marengo-chiesa ss pietro e pantaleone-complesso1.jpg
| image_skyline = Bosco Marengo-chiesa ss pietro e pantaleone-complesso1.jpg
| imagesize =
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| frazioni = Levata, Pollastra, Quattro Cascine
| frazioni = Levata, Pollastra, Quattro Cascine
| mayor_party =
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Angela Lamborizio
| mayor = Gianfranco Gazzaniga
| area_footnotes =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 44.8
| area_total_km2 = 44.53
| population_footnotes = <ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>
| population_total = 2521
| population_total = 2314
| population_as_of = 2005
| population_as_of = 31 August 2019
| pop_density_footnotes =
| pop_density_footnotes =
| population_demonym = Boschesi
| population_demonym = Boschesi
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| twin1 =
| twin1 =
| twin1_country =
| twin1_country =
| saint = St. [[Pius IV]]
| saint = St. [[Pius V]]
| day = April 30
| day = April 30
| postal_code = 15062
| postal_code = 15062
| area_code = 0131
| area_code = 0131
| website =
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.boscomarengo.al.it/}}
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}


'''Bosco Marengo''' ({{IPA-it|ˈbosko maˈreŋɡo}}) ([[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]]: ''Ël Bòsch'') is a town and ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Alessandria]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Piedmont]], located about {{convert|80|km|mi}} southeast of [[Turin]] and about {{convert|12|km|mi|0}} southeast of [[Alessandria]].
'''Bosco Marengo''' ({{IPA-it|ˈbɔsko maˈreŋɡo, -ˈrɛŋ-|lang}}; {{lang-pms|Ël Bòsch}} {{IPA-pms|əl ˈbɔsk|}}) is a town and ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Alessandria]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Piedmont]], located about {{convert|80|km|mi}} southeast of [[Turin]] and about {{convert|12|km|mi|0}} southeast of [[Alessandria]].


Bosco Marengo borders the following municipalities: [[Alessandria]], [[Basaluzzo]], [[Casal Cermelli]], [[Fresonara]], [[Frugarolo]], [[Novi Ligure]], [[Pozzolo Formigaro]], [[Predosa]], and [[Tortona]].
Bosco Marengo borders the following municipalities: [[Alessandria]], [[Basaluzzo]], [[Casal Cermelli]], [[Fresonara]], [[Frugarolo]], [[Novi Ligure]], [[Pozzolo Formigaro]], [[Predosa]], and [[Tortona]].


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== Nuclear enrichment plant ==
==Notable people==
There was a nuclear [[Enriched uranium|enrichment]] plant in Bosco Marengo, which started operating in 1973. The site was handed to [[SOGIN]], the Italian [[nuclear decommissioning]] authority in 2005 and, in December 2008, it was decided that it should be decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR_First_nuclear_decommissioning_authorization_in_Italy_1212081.html|title=World Nuclear Association - World Nuclear News}}</ref> The process was completed on 31 December 2021.<ref>{{cite web|first=Giampiero|last=Carbone|title=Bosco Marengo: l’ex Fn disattivata. In arrivo la Carta nazionale delle aree idonee al deposito nucleare|trans-title=Bosco Marengo: the former Fn deactivated. The National Charter of areas suitable for nuclear storage is on the way|website=Giornale7|url=https://www.giornale7.it/bosco-marengo-lex-fn-disattivata-in-arrivo-la-carta-nazionale-delle-aree-idonee-al-deposito-nucleare/|date=5 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308041735/https://www.giornale7.it/bosco-marengo-lex-fn-disattivata-in-arrivo-la-carta-nazionale-delle-aree-idonee-al-deposito-nucleare/|archive-date=8 March 2022|language=IT}}</ref>

==People==
*[[Pope Pius V]] (1504–1572)
*[[Pope Pius V]] (1504–1572)
*[[Michele Bonelli]] (1541–1598), cardinal and papal diplomat.
*[[Michele Bonelli]] (1541–1598), cardinal and papal diplomat.
*[[Antonio Salvarezza]] (1902–1985), operatic tenor

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== Nuclear enrichment plant ==
There was a nuclear [[Enriched uranium|enrichment]] plant in Bosco Marengo, which started operating in 1973. In December 2008 it was decided that it should be [[Nuclear decommissioning|decommissioned]].<ref>http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR_First_nuclear_decommissioning_authorization_in_Italy_1212081.html</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 00:12, 2 May 2024

Bosco Marengo
Ël Bòsch (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Bosco Marengo
Parish church and Monument to Pope Pius V
Parish church and Monument to Pope Pius V
Coat of arms of Bosco Marengo
Coat of arms
Location of Bosco Marengo
Map
Bosco Marengo is located in Italy
Bosco Marengo
Bosco Marengo
Location of Bosco Marengo in Italy
Bosco Marengo is located in Piedmont
Bosco Marengo
Bosco Marengo
Bosco Marengo (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°49′N 8°40′E / 44.817°N 8.667°E / 44.817; 8.667
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
FrazioniLevata, Pollastra, Quattro Cascine
Government
 • MayorGianfranco Gazzaniga
Area
[1]
 • Total44.53 km2 (17.19 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2019)[2]
 • Total2,314
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymBoschesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15062
Dialing code0131
Patron saintSt. Pius V
Saint dayApril 30
WebsiteOfficial website

Bosco Marengo (Italian: [ˈbɔsko maˈreŋɡo, -ˈrɛŋ-]; Piedmontese: Ël Bòsch [əl ˈbɔsk]) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Turin and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Alessandria.

Bosco Marengo borders the following municipalities: Alessandria, Basaluzzo, Casal Cermelli, Fresonara, Frugarolo, Novi Ligure, Pozzolo Formigaro, Predosa, and Tortona.

Nuclear enrichment plant

There was a nuclear enrichment plant in Bosco Marengo, which started operating in 1973. The site was handed to SOGIN, the Italian nuclear decommissioning authority in 2005 and, in December 2008, it was decided that it should be decommissioned.[3] The process was completed on 31 December 2021.[4]

People

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "World Nuclear Association - World Nuclear News".
  4. ^ Carbone, Giampiero (5 March 2022). "Bosco Marengo: l'ex Fn disattivata. In arrivo la Carta nazionale delle aree idonee al deposito nucleare" [Bosco Marengo: the former Fn deactivated. The National Charter of areas suitable for nuclear storage is on the way]. Giornale7 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022.



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