Monforte d'Alba

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
Comune
Comune di Monforte d'Alba
Location of Monforte d'Alba
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Coordinates: 44°35′N 7°58′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Cuneo (CN)
Government
• Mayor	Livio Genesio
Area [1]
• Total	25.7 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	1,976
• Density	77/km2 (200/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 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

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. "Piemonte" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.