Marmora

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Marmora
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Marmora (Italy)
Marmora
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Cuneo  (CN)
Coordinates 44 ° 27 '  N , 7 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 27 '30 "  N , 7 ° 5' 30"  E
height 1223  m slm
surface 41 km²
Residents 60 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 1 inhabitant / km²
Post Code 12020
prefix 0171
ISTAT number 004119
Website www.comune.marmora.cn.it

Marmora is an Italian commune with 60 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cuneo (CN) in Piedmont .

The neighboring municipalities are Canosio , Castelmagno , Celle di Macra , Demonte , Macra , Prazzo , Sambuco and Stroppo .

The municipality covers an area of ​​41 km² .

The place houses the most important library in the Maira Valley , the Biblioteca del Monastero benedettino , which is located at an altitude of 1548 m and is therefore the highest library in Europe. The Benedictine Sergio De Piccoli, who lived in Marmora from 1978 to 2014, collected 62,000 works and bequeathed them to the community in 2007.

  • Church of San Massimo, mentioned 13th century

  • San Sebastiano Chapel, built in 1450

  • Chapel of San Sebastiano, frescoes by Giovanni Baleison , Demonte 1463–1500

  • Locanda Occitana Lou Pitavin, Borgata Finello, built in 1844

Web links

Commons : Marmora  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ In centinaia all'addio a padre Sergio De Piccoli , in La Stampa Cuneo, September 8, 2014.