Bionaz
Bionaz | |
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Comune di Bionaz Commune de Bionaz | |
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show Location of Bionaz | |
Bionaz Location of Bionaz in Italy | |
Coordinates: 45°52′N 7°25′E / 45.867°N 7.417°ECoordinates: 45°52′N 7°25′E / 45.867°N 7.417°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Aosta Valley |
Province | none |
Frazioni | See Villages, hamlets and other centres |
Government | |
• Mayor | Armando Chentre (elected 2005-05-09) |
Area | |
• Total | 142.82 km2 (55.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,606 m (5,269 ft) |
Population (December 2006)[2] | |
• Total | 241 |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Bionassins |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 11010 |
Dialing code | 0165 |
Patron saint | Saint Margaret |
Saint day | 20 July |
Website | Official website |
Bionaz (Valdôtain: Bioun-a; Biona from 1939 to 1946) is a comune sparso[3] which extends over 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) of the North-Eastern Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. The commune lies on the left side of the river Dora Baltea. The population of about 240 is dispersed among 20 or more small alpine villages and hamlets including Plan-de-Veyne, which is the main centre and the capoluogo (locally and officially also chef-lieu, in French). The commune belongs to the Unité des communes valdôtaines du Grand-Combin.
Villages, hamlets and other centres[]
The commune's statute (Ministero dell’Interno 2002) designates the following frazioni (locally officially called hameaux, in French):
- Les Balmes
- Chentre
- Chez-Chenoux
- Chez-Noyer
- Chez-les-Merloz
- Les Crêtes
- Les Dzovennoz
- Lexert
- Les Ley[4]
- Le Moulin
- Plan-de-Veyne
- Perquis
- Les Places
- Pouillayes
- La Quelod
- Les Rey
- Les Rus (Ru)[5]
- Les Vagère
- Le Vianoz
The following localities, villages and other places not formally designated as frazioni, are also listed in the bulletin:
- Chamein
- Chez-Badin
- Le Clos-Neuf
- La Ferrère
- La Léchère
- Prarayer
- Propéraz
Mountain huts[]
Within the boundaries of the commune there are also three mountain huts:
Notes[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ The expression comune sparso means a comune whose administrative centre is located in a hamlet whose name does not coincide with the name of the comune itself.
- ^ Les Ley is named in the statute as Ly.
- ^ Les Rus is named in the statute as Rû.
References[]
- Ministero dell’Interno (2002), Statuto del Comune di Bionaz (PDF).
- Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta (11 January 2005), Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2005
External links[]
- Cities and towns in Aosta Valley
- Municipalities of Aosta Valley
- Aosta Valley geography stubs