The Stura di Demonte Valley (in

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''Valle Stura di Demonte'') is a valley in south-west of

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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 Hautes ...

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Etymology

The valley takes its name from the river

Stura di Demonte Stura di Demonte ( la, Stura) is a long river in northwestern Italy (Piedmont). Geography The river is a tributary to the river Tanaro, which is a tributary of the river Po. Its source is in the Alps, near the border with France. It flows thr ...

, a left-hand

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the

Tanaro The Tanaro (; pms, Tane ; ; la, Tanarus), is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drai ...

which flows through the valley.

Geography

The

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

of the valley are

Aisone Aisone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 269 and an area of . The mayor is Marisa ...

Argentera Argentera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo, on the border with France. It consists of a series of sparse hamlets in the upper Valle ...

Borgo San Dalmazzo Borgo San Dalmazzo ( oc, Lo Borg Sant Dalmatz) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. Borgo San Dalmazzo takes its name from Saint Dalm ...

Demonte Demonte is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo, in the Valle Stura di Demonte. Demonte borders the following municipalities: Aisone ...

Gaiola Gaiola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. Gaiola borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Dalmazzo, Moiola, Rittana R ...

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, Va ...

Pietraporzio Pietraporzio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Valle Stura about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo, on the border with France. Pietraporzio borders the following muni ...

Rittana Rittana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and '' comune'' in ...

Roccasparvera Roccasparvera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. Roccasparvera borders the following municipalities: Bernezzo, Borgo San Dalmazzo, ...

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 othe ...

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, Gaiola, Moiola, Montero ...

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 ...

.''Carta Tecnica Regionale'' raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007

Notable summits

Among the notable summits which surround the valley there are: * Monte Tenibres - 3.031 m * Cima di Corborant - 3.007 m * Becco Alto d'Ischiator - 2.996 m * Testa dell'Ubac - 2.991 m *

Enciastraia Enciastraia (French: ''Tête de l'Enchastraye'') is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo (Piedmont, northern Italy) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur. SOIUSA classification Accordi ...

- 2.955 m *

Rocca dei Tre Vescovi Rocca dei Tre Vescovi (French: ''Rocher des Trois Évêques'') is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo (Piedmont, northern Italy) and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur. Geography Locat ...

- 2.867 m

Access

The valley can be reached by car/bus from the

Po Plain The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain ( it, Pianura Padana , or ''Val Padana'') is a major geographical feature of Northern Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of including its Venetic e ...

following the ''strada statale''Strada statale = national road nr. 21 ''della Maddalena'', which ends with the

Colle della Maddalena The Maddalena Pass (Italian: ''Colle della Maddalena'' French: ''Col de Larche'', historically ''Col de l'Argentière'') (elevation 1996 m.) is a high mountain pass between the Cottian Alps and the Maritime Alps, located on the border between I ...

and connects the Valle Stura di Demonte with the

Ubaye Valley The Ubaye Valley is an area in the Alpes de Haute-Provence ''département'', in the French Alps, having approximately 7,700 residents. Its residents are called ''Ubayens''. Its principal town is the ''sous-préfecture'' of Barcelonnette. 350p ...

(

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Notes and references

External links

* http://www.vallestura.net/ {{in lang, it

Province of Cuneo