Fontainemore

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Fontainemore (Valdôtain: Fontènemore; Issime ; 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").

Toponym

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

Géographie

Fontainemore is located in the middle of the Lys Valley, near the chasm known as. It is the most eastern municipality of the Aosta Valley.

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