Demonte
Encyclopedia
Demonte is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 90 km southwest of Turin
and about 20 km southwest of Cuneo
, in the Valle Stura di Demonte.
Demonte borders the following municipalities: Aisone
, Castelmagno
, Marmora
, Moiola
, Monterosso Grana
, Pradleves
, Sambuco
, Valdieri
, Valloriate
, and Vinadio
.
The family name Demonte means "On the Mountain".
The 15th century Italian fresco artist Giovanni Baleison
was born in Demonte.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
Province of Cuneo
ayr is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 90 km southwest of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 20 km southwest of Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, in the Valle Stura di Demonte.
Demonte borders the following municipalities: Aisone
Aisone
Aisone is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 269 and an area of 36.7 km². Aisone borders the following municipalities: Demonte,...
, Castelmagno
Castelmagno
Castelmagno is a small comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 80 km southwest of Turin and about 25 km west of Cuneo....
, Marmora
Marmora, Italy
Marmora is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southwest of Turin and about 35 km west of Cuneo...
, Moiola
Moiola
Moiola is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 282 and an area of 14.9 km²....
, Monterosso Grana
Monterosso Grana
Monterosso Grana is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southwest of Turin and about 20 km west of Cuneo...
, Pradleves
Pradleves
Pradleves is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southwest of Turin and about 20 km west of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 306 and an area of 19.2 km²....
, Sambuco
Sambuco
Sambuco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km west of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 92 and an area of 46.8 km²....
, Valdieri
Valdieri
Valdieri is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France...
, Valloriate
Valloriate
Valloriate is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 158 and an area of 16.9 km².Valloriate borders the following municipalities:...
, and Vinadio
Vinadio
Vinadio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France...
.
The family name Demonte means "On the Mountain".
The 15th century Italian fresco artist Giovanni Baleison
Giovanni Baleison
Giovanni Baleison was a 15th century Italian fresco artist who is known to have worked in France and Italy.He was born in Demonte, Piedmont. He executed frescoes at a number of churches, including St. Sebastian Churches of Venanson, Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, and Celle di Macra.-References:...
was born in Demonte.