Fontainemore | |
Official Name: | Comune di Fontainemore Commune de Fontainemore |
Coordinates: | 45.65°N 59°W |
Province: | none |
Frazioni: | Barme, Borney, Chuchal, Clapasson, Coré, Espaz, Farettaz, Niana, Pian Pervero, Pillaz, Planaz, Plan Coumarial, Versa |
Area Total Km2: | 31 |
Population Total: | 418 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2022 |
Population Demonym: | Fontainemoreins |
Elevation M: | 760 |
Postal Code: | 11020 |
Area Code: | 0125 |
Fontainemore (pronounced as /fr/; Valdôtain: Fontènemore; Issime wae|Pischu; Italian: 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").[1]
The toponym "Fontainemore" may derive from an old fountain called in French as « Fontaine de Saint-Maur » or « Fontaine de la mort ».[2]
Fontainemore is located in the middle of the Lys Valley, near the chasm known as fr|Gouffre de Guillemore. It is the most eastern municipality of the Aosta Valley.