Fontainemore

Fontainemore
Fontènemore/Fountramoura (Valdôtain)
Pischu (Walser)
Comune
Comune di Fontainemore
Commune de Fontainemore
Coat of arms of Fontainemore
Coat of arms
Fontainemore is located in Italy
Fontainemore
Fontainemore
Location within Italy
Fontainemore is located in Aosta Valley
Fontainemore
Fontainemore
Location within 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, Versaz
Area
 • Total
31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2022)
 • Total
418
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
DemonymFontainemorains
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0125

Fontainemore (French: [fɔ̃tɛnmɔʁ] ⓘ; Valdôtain: Fontènemore or locally Fountramoura; Issime Walser: Pischu) 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").

Toponym

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

Fontainemore was renamed "Fontanamora" in Italian in 1939 during Fascist rule in Italy. It was reverted to its original name in 1946.

Geography

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.

See also

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. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Valle d'Aosta" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Office du tourisme de la Vallée d'Aoste.