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Valtournenche

Comune in Aosta Valley, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Valtournenche (French: [valtuʁnɑ̃ʃ] ; Valdôtain: Vótornéntse) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy, 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above the sea level. It is named after and covers the upper side of the Valtournenche, a valley on the left side of the Dora Baltea, from Châtillon to the Matterhorn. Valtournenche municipality includes Breuil-Cervinia, whose ski resort is linked to Zermatt, Switzerland.[4]

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History

Notable people

  • Jean-Antoine Carrel (1829–1890), mountain climber
  • Jean-Joseph Maquignaz (1829–1890), mountain climber
  • Georges Carrel (1800–1870), canon, mountain climber and botanist
  • Luigi Carrel (1901–1983), mountain climber
  • Piero Maquignaz, skier and mountain climber

References

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