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8 unusual facts about Aosta Valley


Air Vallée

The airline previously had its head office on the propertty of Aosta Airport in Saint-Christophe.

Aosta Valley

This is probably due to the mountains blocking the mild winds from the Atlantic Ocean.

ATP Saint-Vincent

The Campionati Internazionali Della Valle D'Aosta was a men's tennis tournament played in Saint-Vincent, Italy.

Champoluc

Champoluc is a village in, and the main centre of the commune of Ayas which is co-extensive with the Val d'Ayas in the province of Val d'Aosta northern Italy.

It is the largest village in the commune of Ayas, lying at an altitude of 1568 meters in a broad flat part of the valley.

George Troup

Troup's country estate, Valdosta, was named after the Valle d'Aosta alpine valley in Italy.

History of Valle d'Aosta Calcio

U.S. Valle d’Aosta Chatillon Saint Vincent Fenusma was founded in 1997, acquiring the sports title of Serie D club U.S. Châtillon Saint Vincent based in Saint-Vincent.

S.C. Vallée d'Aoste

Saint-Christophe Vallée d’Aoste (usually referred to as Vallée d'Aoste) is an Italian association football club, based in Saint-Christophe, Aosta Valley, but playing in Aosta.


Cogne homicide

The so-called Cogne case (known in Italian as caso Cogne) involved the death of three-year-old Samuele Lorenzi on 31 January 2002 while sleeping in his parents' bed in his family home in the mountain village of Cogne, in Aosta Valley, northern Italy.

Federation of the Greens

The Greens are stronger in cities and urban areas (Milan, Venice, Rome, Naples, etc.), in mountain regions, such as Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Aosta Valley, and in some Southern regions, such as Basilicata and Campania.

La Singla

It is the highest summit lying between the valleys of Bagnes (Valais) and Valpelline (Aosta Valley).

President of Italy

Three representatives come from each region, save for the Aosta Valley, which appoints one, so as to guarantee representation for all localities and minorities.

Tête Blanche

Its summit (3,710 metres) is the tripoint between the valleys of Hérens, Mattertal (both in Valais) and Valpelline (in the Aosta Valley).

The Gemini Contenders

In Champoluc a little town in the Aosta Valley, Adrian catches up with the murderous Andrew just as Andrew discovers the vault.

Walser

These are: Gressoney-La-Trinité, Gressoney-Saint-Jean and Issime (Lys Valley, in the Aosta Valley); Formazza, Macugnaga (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province); Alagna Valsesia, Rima San Giuseppe, Rimella (Sesia Valley or Valsesia, in Vercelli province).


see also

A.S.D. Vallée d’Aoste Charvensod

Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Vallée d’Aoste Charvensod is an Italian association football club, based in Charvensod, Aosta Valley.

A.S.D.C. Canelli

Associazione Sportiva Dilettante Calcio Canelli is an Italian association football club located in Canelli, Piedmont which currently plays in Promozione Piedmont and Aosta Valley group D.

EU Individual Open Chess Championship

The third European Union Individual Open Championship took place June 15-24th 2007, in Arvier (Aosta Valley), Italy.

PVDA

For Aosta Valley, a former political party in the Aosta Valley region of Italy: Pour la Vallée d'Aoste

Valpelline

The river Buthier, the river which runs through the Valpelline valley in Aosta Valley, Italy