Rossiglione | |
Official Name: | Comune di Rossiglione |
Coordinates: | 44.5667°N 48°W |
Region: | Liguria |
Metropolitan City: | Genoa (GE) |
Frazioni: | Garrone |
Mayor: | Katia Piccardo |
Area Total Km2: | 47.59 |
Population Total: | 2602 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2021[1] |
Population Demonym: | Rossiglionese(i) |
Elevation M: | 300 |
Postal Code: | 16010 |
Area Code: | 010 |
Rossiglione (lij|Rosciggion pronounced as /ɾuʃiˈdʒuŋ/, locally Rsciogni[2] pronounced as /ˈɹʃuɲɲi//pronounced as /ɚˈʂᵊʊ̃ɲɲi/) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 41km (25miles) northwest of Genoa. It has a population of 2 558 people.[3]
Rossiglione borders the following municipalities: Belforte Monferrato, Bosio, Campo Ligure, Molare, Ovada, Tagliolo Monferrato, Tiglieto.
Part of the municipality territory is within the boundaries of the Parco naturale regionale del Beigua.[4]
Asteroid 9101 Rossiglione, discovered by astronomers at the Farra d'Isonzo Observatory in 1996, was named after the Italian village. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 .