Monforte d'Alba | |
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| Comune di Monforte d'Alba | |
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| Coordinates: 44°35′N 7°58′E / 44.583°N 7.967°E / 44.583; 7.967 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Livio Genesio |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.7 km2 (9.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 1,976 |
| • Density | 76.9/km2 (199/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Monfortesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12065 |
| Dialing code | 0173 |
| Website | Official website |
Monforte d'Alba is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Cuneo.
Monforte d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Dogliani, Monchiero, Novello, Roddino, and Serralunga d'Alba.
It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3] Monforte d'Alba is part of the zone of the Barolo wine production area.
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- "Piemonte" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.