Monforte d'Alba
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
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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 | |
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| Comune di Monforte d'Alba | |
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  Monforte d'Alba Location of Monforte d'Alba in Italy  Monforte d'Alba Monforte d'Alba (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′N 7°58′E | |
| 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 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.
