Fontainemore
Comune in Aosta Valley, Italy
Coat of arms
Location of Fontainemore
45°39′N 7°52′E / 45.650°N 7.867°E / 45.650; 7.867
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(31 December 2022)[2]
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Fontainemore (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛnmɔʁ]; 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
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
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Valle d'Aosta" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Office du tourisme de la Vallée d'Aoste.
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