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Val d'Aosta

Aosta Valley
Valle d'Aosta
Vallée d'Aoste
Autonomous region of Italy
Flag of Aosta Valley
Flag
Coat of arms of Aosta Valley
Coat of arms
Anthem: Montagnes Valdôtaines
Aosta Valley in Italy.svg
Coordinates: 45°44′49″N 7°26′21″E / 45.74694°N 7.43917°E / 45.74694; 7.43917Coordinates: 45°44′49″N 7°26′21″E / 45.74694°N 7.43917°E / 45.74694; 7.43917
Country Italy
Capital Aosta
Government
 • President Augusto Rollandin (UV)
Area
 • Total 3,263 km2 (1,260 sq mi)
Population (30-10-2012)
 • Total 126,933
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Official languages Italian, French
Citizenship
 • Italian 95%
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
GDP/ Nominal €4.3 billion (2011)
GDP per capita €33,700 (2011)
NUTS Region ITC
Website www.regione.vda.it

The Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle d'Aosta [ˈvalle daˈɔsta] (official) or Val d'Aosta (usual); French: Vallée d'Aoste [vale daɔst]/[vale dɔst] (official) or Val d'Aoste (usual); Arpitan: Val d'Outa) is a mountainous semi-autonomous region in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France to the west, Valais, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south and east.

Covering an area of 3,263 km2 (1,260 sq mi) and with a population of about 128,000 it is the smallest, least populous, and least densely populated region of Italy. It is the only Italian region that is not sub-divided into provinces (the province of Aosta was dissolved in 1945). Provincial administrative functions are provided by the regional government. The region is divided into 74 comuni (communes).

Italian and French are the official languages, though much of the native population also speak Valdôtain, a dialect of Arpitan (Franco-Provençal), as their home language; about half of the population can speak all three languages.


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