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Mont Blanc in Aosta Valley, the highest point in the European Union Blue Lake [11] and the Matterhorn. The Aosta Valley is an Alpine valley which, with its tributary valleys, includes the Italian slopes of Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and the Matterhorn; its highest peak is Mont Blanc (4,810 m or 15,780 ft).
Bard is located at the narrowest point of the Aosta Valley. At this point, the Dora Baltea makes a sharp turn around the large rock promontory on which Fort Bard is located. The steep valley sides mean the village is full of small streets that are bordered by historic stone buildings. The climate is mild for most of the year.
The economic influence of the Aosta Valley is more recent. Until the 1970s, Cogne was an important mining center for the extraction of iron ore. The main mineral veins were exploited in the mines of Colonne, Licony e Larsinaz. The ore (mainly magnetite) was transported for processing to the Cogne steel plant in Aosta using a narrow gauge ...
Aosta / Aoste: 34,270 007004 Arnad: 1,294 007005 Arvier: 848 007006 Avise: 312 007007 Ayas: 1,296 007008 Aymavilles: 1,966 007009 Bard: 135 007010 Bionaz: 244 007011 Brissogne: 962 007012 Brusson: 860 007013 Challand-Saint-Anselme: 695 007014 Challand-Saint-Victor: 589 007015 Chambave: 937 007016 Chamois: 99 007017 Champdepraz: 674 007018 ...
Valtournenche (French: [valtuʁnɑ̃ʃ] ⓘ; Valdôtain: Vótornéntse) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy, 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above the sea level. It is named after and covers the upper side of the Valtournenche , a valley on the left side of the Dora Baltea , from Châtillon to the Matterhorn .
Chamois (French pronunciation:; Valdôtain: Tsamoué) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. Chamois is the only municipality in Italy not reachable by motorized vehicles. Visitors can access Chamois by cable car or via a walking path originating at La Magdeleine.
Traffic signs are also multilingual, except in the Valle d'Aosta where French toponyms are generally used, with the exception of Aosta itself, which has retained its Latin form in Italian as well as English. Attempts to Italianize them, especially during the Fascist period, have been formally abandoned.
Valpelline (local Valdôtain: Vapeleunna) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy This page was last edited on ...