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Fontainemore
Comune
Comune di Fontainemore
Commune de Fontainemore
Coat of arms of Fontainemore
Coat of arms
Location of Fontainemore
Map
Fontainemore is located in Italy
Fontainemore
Fontainemore
Location of Fontainemore in Italy
Fontainemore is located in Aosta Valley
Fontainemore
Fontainemore
Fontainemore (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°39′N 7°52′E / 45.650°N 7.867°E / 45.650; 7.867
CountryItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Provincenone
FrazioniBarme, Borney, Chuchal, Clapasson, Coré, Espaz, Farettaz, Niana, Pian Pervero, Pillaz, Planaz, Plan Coumarial, Versa
Area
[1]
 • Total31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[2]
 • Total418
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
DemonymFontainemoreins
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0125

Fontainemore (Valdôtain: Fontènemore; Issime Walser: Pischu; Fontanamora from 1939 to 1946) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

Toponym

The toponym "Fontainemore" may derive from an old fountain called in French as « Fontaine de Saint-Maur » or « Fontaine de la mort ».[4]

Géographie

The Gouffre de Guillemore.

Fontainemore is located in the middle of the Lys Valley, near the chasm known as French: Gouffre de Guillemore. It is the most eastern municipality of the Aosta Valley.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Valle d'Aosta" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ Office du tourisme de la Vallée d'Aoste.


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