Given their geographical layout, it is easy to assume that the roads that connected these villages crossed the point where San Michele Mondovì now stands.

Between these two classes there existed a third intermediate one, the farmers or settlers, whose obligations were determined by local customs and the condition of the land they cultivated.

Towards the end of the 20th century the Lords of those places and of other towns in Piedmont and Provence had managed to repel the invasion of the Saracens and help the population to recover.

Even the lower class benefited from this movement: the Lord of the lands, to lighten the burden of supporting his rustic servants, assigned part of his own farms to them so that they could enjoy them freely.

In the following century the Bishops of Asti found themselves faced with two new forces, that of the small Lords or Vassals and that of the populations themselves eager for improvements.

A few years later, the improvement of the conditions of the farmers of the land was further favored by the dispute between the Italian municipalities against the German emperors, which was also strongly felt in our territory.

This movement led both the feudal lords and the Bishop of Asti to grant greater freedom to the populations to maintain their friendship and loyalty.

Later, many of them, desiring an even more free and independent life, broke away from the Bishop of Asti and took refuge on Monte di Vico.

Memories and sources of that battle still remain today, both written, the praise of Giosuè Carducci Bicocca di San Giacomo (in the collection Rhymes and rhythms), and material, such as the bridge that now connects the sports facilities to the town (near the Chapel of Saint Lucia).

Now only the ruins of the ancient castle remain, which however recall the majesty of the building, which overlooked the entire town from the hill.

It was built in the fascist era, in fact you can see the large space, the terrace and the typical architecture of that historical period.

The climate of San Michele is typical of the Maritime Alps area, characterized by cold winters (the average temperature of the coldest month, January, stands at +2.9 °C) and hot summers due to the influence of the nearby Sea Ligurian (the temperature of the hottest month, July, is +22.1 °C).

The table below shows the monthly, seasonal and annual absolute maximum and minimum temperatures from 1951 to today, with the relative year in which these were recorded.

Shortly before the end of the town, via Nielli intersects with via Rocchini, the provincial road that leads to Niella Tanaro.