Viguzzolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km east of Turin and about 25 km east of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,964 and an area of 18.3 km2. Viguzzolo borders the following municipalities: Berzano di Tortona, Casalnoceto, Castellar Guidobono, Pontecurone, Sarezzano, Tortona, and Volpeglino.

History

Already mentioned in ninth-century documents, it was a free commune and in 1278 obtained Tortona citizenship. Together with Tortona, it became part of the Visconti possessions. With the arrival of the Sforza family, it was forced into public submission, under threat of destruction. It was granted as a fief to the Fogliani family of Piacenza in 1468, and remained in the hands of this family even after it passed to the Savoys.

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