Sala Monferrato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 446 and an area of 7.7 square kilometres (3.0 sq mi).[3]