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Demonte is a ''
comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), 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 ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Haut ...
in the
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
region
Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...
, located about southwest of
Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
and about southwest of
Cuneo Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...
, in the
Valle Stura di Demonte The Stura di Demonte Valley (in Italian ''Valle Stura di Demonte'') is a valley in south-west of Piedmont in the Province of Cuneo, Italy. Etymology The valley takes its name from the river Stura di Demonte, a left-hand tributary of the Tanaro wh ...
. Demonte borders the following municipalities: Aisone,
Castelmagno Castelmagno (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Chastèlmanh'') is a small ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo. The population of the municipality of Caste ...
, Marmora,
Moiola Moiola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. Moiola borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Dalmazzo, Demonte, Gaiola, Val ...
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Monterosso Grana Monterosso Grana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo. Monterosso Grana borders the following municipalities: Castelmagno, Demonte, Drone ...
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Pradleves Pradleves is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 306 and an area of .All demographics and ot ...
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Sambuco Sambuco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 92 and an area of .All demographics and oth ...
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Valdieri Valdieri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France. It is part of the Valle Gesso. Valdieri borders the follow ...
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Valloriate Valloriate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. Valloriate borders the following municipalities: Demonte Demonte is a ''comune'' ( ...
, and
Vinadio Vinadio ( oc, Vinai) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France. It is located along the Stura di Demonte r ...
. The family name Demonte means "On the Mountain". The 15th-century Italian fresco artist
Giovanni Baleison Giovanni Baleison or Giovanni Belisoni (active 1480–1500) was an Italian fresco artist, active in the Piedmont, Liguria, and France. Biography He was born in Demonte, Piedmont. He executed frescoes at a number of churches, including St Seb ...
was born in Demonte.


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Colle Fauniera The Colle Fauniera is a mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, Piedmont, northern Italy, located at 2,480+ m elevation.{{Citation needed, date=July 2011 It is part of the communal territory of Castelmagno and Demonte. It connects the Valle ...


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Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub it means on the mountain