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Fontainemore
Comune di Fontainemore
Commune de Fontainemore
Coat of arms of Fontainemore
Location of Fontainemore
Map
CountryItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Provincenone
FrazioniBarme, Borney, Chuchal, Clapasson, Coré, Espaz, Farettaz, Niana, Pian Pervero, Pillaz, Planaz, Plan Coumarial, Versa
Area
 • Total31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2006)[2]
 • Total444
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
DemonymFontainemoreins
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0125

Fontainemore is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.

Toponym

The toponym "Fontainemore" may derive from an old fountain called in French as « Fontaine de Saint-Maur » or « Fontaine de la mort ».[3]

Géographie

The Gouffre de Guillemore.

Fontainemore is located in the midder 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. ^ Office du tourisme de la Vallée d'Aoste.