Rocca Grimalda

Rocca Grimalda
Comune di Rocca Grimalda
Location of 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 / 44.67250; 8.64944
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceProvince of Alessandria (AL)
FrazioniSan Giacomo
Government
  MayorGiancarlo Subbrero
Area
  Total
15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
  Total
1,548
  Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
DemonymRocchesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15078
Dialing code0143
Patron saintJames, son of Zebedee
Saint day25 July
WebsiteOfficial 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.