Lerma
Comune
Comune di Lerma
Coat of arms
Location of Lerma
Lerma Location of Lerma in Italy Show map of Italy Lerma Lerma (Piedmont) Show map of Piedmont
Coordinates: 44°38′N 8°42′E / 44.633°N 8.700°E / 44.633; 8.700
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Frazioni	Mascatagliata, Cà D'Abramo
Government
• Mayor	Bruno Alosio
Area [1]
• Total	14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Elevation	293 m (961 ft)
Population  (31/06/2017 [2])[3]
• Total	849
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Lermèsi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15070
Dialing code	0143

Lerma is a comune (municipality) of approx. 849 inhabitants, in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Alessandria.

It borders the municipalities of Bosio, Casaleggio Boiro, Castelletto d'Orba, Montaldeo, Silvano d'Orba and Tagliolo Monferrato.

History

property of the marquises of Morbello, it passed to Genoa in 1233 ad as a fief to the Malaspina family. Feud of the Cassano Doria, under the lordship of the Montferrat pass briefly to Genoa, and then definitively to the House of Spinola. In 1691, on the death of Luca Spinola, the fiefdom passed to his daughter Maria Vittoria, wife of the Marquises Francesco Grillo. In 1708 Lerma became part of the Savoy possessions.