Aosta Valley
Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste | |
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Country | Italy |
Capital | Aosta |
Government | |
• President | Augusto Rollandin (Valdotanian Union) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,260.90 km2 (1,259.04 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 126,883 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
GDP/ Nominal | €4.3[2] billion (2010) |
GDP per capita | €30,300[3] (2008) |
NUTS Region | ITC (Northwestern Italy) |
Website | www.regione.vda.it |
Valle d'Aosta (Val d'Aosta or Val d'Aoste) is a mountainous region in the northwest. In the English language it is usually called the Aosta Valley.
The region has two official name: Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta (in Italian) and Région Autonome Vallée d'Aoste (in French). The capital is Aosta.
The valley goes up towards Mont Blanc. It is the route out of Italy to the North-West. It was used by Roman armies, and the proof is in the archaeological artefacts found in Aosta. The town has been both French and Italian over the past few centuries, and the street names in Aosta are in both languages.
It is the smallest region in Italy, with an area of 3,260.9 km2 (1,259.0 sq mi),[4] and a population of about 126,883.[1] It is the only Italian region which has no provinces. The regional government has taken all the administrative functions of a province.[5] The region is divided into 74 comuni.
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