Quart | ||
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Comune | ||
Comune di Quart Commune de Quart |
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Castle of Quart.
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Location of Quart in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 45°44′N 7°25′E / 45.733°N 7.417°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Valle d'Aosta | |
Province / Metropolitan city | none | |
Frazioni | Argnod, Éclou, L'Amérique, Les Cleyves, Trois-Villes, La Montagne, Villair de Quart, Villefranche, Ville-sur-Nus, Villeneuve, Champlan, Larey, Avisod, Bagnère, Chantignan, Chétoz, La Combe, Cort, Crétallaz, Créton, Effraz, Jeanceyaz, Morgonaz, Olleyes, Porsan, Seran, Teppe, Lillaz, Vignil, Povil, Vollein | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Giovanni Barocco | |
Area | ||
• Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) | |
Population (31 December 2010) | ||
• Total | 3,823 | |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Quarteins | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 11020 | |
Dialing code | 0165 | |
Patron saint | St. Helena | |
Saint day | 2 August | |
Website | Official website |
Quart is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.
The Quart Castle, built starting from 1185 by Jacques de la Porte de Saint-Ours, founder of the Lords of Quart.
On the slopes below the castle, near Vollein, in 1968 remains of the Neolithic Vollein necropolis were found.
Other sights include a series of medieval watchtowers, such as the Chétoz Tower, the museum of Aosta Valley Railroads, and a fortified house in Povil.