# Maira Valley

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Maira Valley Val Maira, Valle Macra Floor elevation 500–3,412 m (1,640–11,194 ft) Length around 45 km (28 mi) Geology Type River valley Geography Location Piedmont, Italy Coordinates 44°30′07″N 7°08′16″E / 44.50194°N 7.13778°E / 44.50194; 7.13778 Interactive map of Maira Valley

**Maira Valley** (in [Italian](/source/Italian_language) *Val Maira* or *Valle Macra*) is a valley in south-west of [Piedmont](/source/Piedmont) in the [Province of Cuneo](/source/Province_of_Cuneo), [Italy](/source/Italy).

## Etymology

The valley takes its name from the river [Maira](/source/Maira_(river)), a right-hand [tributary](/source/Tributary) of the [Po](/source/Po_(river)) which flows through the valley.

## Geography

The [municipalities](/source/Comune) of the valley are [Busca](/source/Busca%2C_Piedmont), [Villar San Costanzo](/source/Villar_San_Costanzo), [Dronero](/source/Dronero), [Roccabruna](/source/Roccabruna), [Cartignano](/source/Cartignano), [San Damiano Macra](/source/San_Damiano_Macra), [Macra](/source/Macra), [Celle di Macra](/source/Celle_di_Macra), [Stroppo](/source/Stroppo), [Elva](/source/Elva%2C_Piedmont), [Canosio](/source/Canosio), [Marmora](/source/Marmora%2C_Piedmont), [Prazzo](/source/Prazzo) and [Acceglio](/source/Acceglio).[1]

## Notable summits

Among the notable summits which surround the valley (all of them belonging to the [Cottian Alps](/source/Cottian_Alps)) there are:

- Monte Oronaye - 3100 m

- Buc de Nubiera - 3215 m

- Brec de Chambeyron - 3412 m

- Tête de la Frema - 3143 m

- Monte Chersogno - 3026 m

- [Pelvo d'Elva](/source/Pelvo_d'Elva) - 3064 m

- Rocca la Marchisa - 3072 m

- [Monte Maniglia](/source/Monte_Maniglia) - 3177 m

- [Monte Sautron](/source/Monte_Sautron) - 3166 m

- [Rocca la Meja](/source/Rocca_la_Meja) - 2831 m

- [Punta Tempesta](/source/Punta_Tempesta) - 2679 m

- [Monte Birrone](/source/Monte_Birrone) - 2131 m

## See also

- [Cottian Alps](/source/Cottian_Alps)

- [Monte Oronaye](/source/Monte_Oronaye)

## Notes and references

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CTR_1-0)** *Carta Tecnica Regionale* [raster](/source/Raster_graphics) 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Maira Valley](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maira_Valley).

- [http://www.valligranaemaira.it/](http://www.valligranaemaira.it/) (in Italian)

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