Valle d'Aosta

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Valle d'Aosta (in French Vall�e d'Aoste, Aosta Valley in English) is a mountainous region in north-western Italy, the smallest of the regions. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south.

The region covers 3,263 km² and has a (partially French speaking) population of about 113,000.

The region has a special autonomous status and forms one of the Provinces of Italy. The regional capital is Aosta.

The area was under the control of many different rulers until passing to the house of Savoy in the 11th century. It was established as an autonomous region of Italy in 1944.

Aosta Valley is joined to Chamonix in France by the Mont Blanc Tunnel, a road tunnel on E25 running underneath the Alps. The road through the Great St Bernard Pass or Great St Bernard Tunnel leads to Martigny, Valais, and the one through the Little St Bernard Pass to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Savoie.

List of municipalities

Allein [[Antey-Saint-Andr�]] Aosta Arnad Arvier Avise Ayas Aymavilles Bard Bionaz Brissogne Brusson Challand-Saint-Anselme Challand-Saint-Victor Chambave Chamois Champdepraz Champorcher Charvensod [[Ch�tillon]] Cogne Courmayeur Donnas Doues [[Emar�se]]

Etroubles [[F�nis]] Fontainemore Gaby Gignod Gressan [[Gressoney-La-Trinit�]] Gressoney-Saint-Jean Hone Introd Issime Issogne [[Joven�an]] La Magdeleine La Salle La Thuile Lillianes Montjovet Morgex Nus Ollomont Oyace Perloz Pollein Pont-Saint-Martin

Pontboset Pontey [[Pr�-Saint-Didier]] Quart [[Rh�mes-Notre-Dame]] [[Rh�mes-Saint-Georges]] Roisan Saint-Christophe Saint-Denis Saint-Marcel Saint-Nicolas Saint-Oyen Saint-Pierre [[Saint-Rh�my-en-Bosses]] Saint-Vincent Sarre Torgnon Valgrisenche Valpelline Valsavarenche Valtournenche Verrayes [[Verr�s]] Villeneuve

External links

• Aosta Valley
• Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta / R�gion Autonome Vall�e d'Aoste
• Guide to Cities and Towns in Valle d'Aosta

Regions of Italy	Flag of Italy
Regular Regions
Abruzzo | Basilicata | Calabria | Campania | Emilia-Romagna | Lazio (Latium) | Liguria | Lombardia (Lombardy) | Marche | Molise | Piemonte (Piedmont) | Puglia (Apulia) | Toscana (Tuscany) | Umbria | Veneto |
Regions with special autonomous status
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Sardegna (Sardinia) | Sicilia (Sicily) | Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) | Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley)

[[fr:Vall�e d'Aoste]]

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Valle_d'Aosta" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_d%27Aosta, used under the GNU Free Documentation License