Aosta

Aosta
Aoste (French)
Aoûte (Arpitan)
Città di Aosta
Ville d'Aoste
Aerial view of Aosta
Aerial view of Aosta
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Coat of arms of Aosta
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Aosta is located in Italy
Aosta
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Location of Aosta in Aosta Valley
Aosta is located in Aosta Valley
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Aosta (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°44′N 7°19′E / 45.733°N 7.317°E / 45.733; 7.317
CountryItaly
RegionAosta Valley
FrazioniArpuilles, Beauregard, Bibian, Bioulaz, Borgnalle, Brenloz, Busséyaz, Cache, La Combe, Les Capucins, Chabloz, Champailler, Collignon, Cossan, Cotreau, Duvet, Entrebin, Excenex, Les Fourches, Laravoire, Montfleury, Movisod, Pallin, Papet, Pléod, Porossan, La Riondaz, La Rochère, Roppoz, Saraillon, Saumont, Seyssinod, Signayes, Talapé, Tsanté, Tzambarlet, Vignole
Government
 • MayorGianni Nuti (Ind.)
Area
 • Total21.37 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Elevation
583 m (1,913 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[2]
 • Total33,093
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
DemonymsItalian: Aostani
French: Aostois
Francoprovençal: Veullatsou
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11100
Dialing code0165
Patron saintSt. Gratus
Saint daySeptember 7
WebsiteOfficial website

Aosta (UK: /ɑːˈɒstə/ ah-OST,[3] US: /ɑːˈɔːstə/ ah-AW-stə,[4] Italian: [aˈɔsta] ; French: Aoste[a] [ɔst])[b] is the principal city of the Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, 110 km (68 mi) north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel and the Great St Bernard Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St Bernard Pass routes.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Bilancio demografico Anno 2013 Novembre (dati provvisori). Provincia: Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Istat.
  3. ^ "Aosta". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-04-23.
  4. ^ "Aosta". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Jean-Marie Pierret (1994). Phonétique historique du français et notions de phonétique générale (in French). Louvain-la-Neuve: Peeters. p. 104.


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