Fontainemore

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.

Fontainemore
Comune di Fontainemore
Commune de Fontainemore
Coat of arms
Location of Fontainemore
Fontainemore
Location of Fontainemore in Italy
Fontainemore
Fontainemore (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°39′N 7°52′E
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)
Demonym(s)Fontainemoreins
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0125
the town

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

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