Valle d'Aosta
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Valle d'Aosta (offeecial) or Val d'Aosta (uisual), French: Vallée d'Aoste (offeecial) or Val d'Aoste (uisual), Arpitan: Val d'Outa, German: Aostatal, Piedmontese: Val d'Osta) is a muntainous semi-autonomous region in north-wastren Italy. It is bordered bi Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce tae the wast, Valais, Swisserland tae the north an the region o Piemont tae the sooth an east.
Aosta Valley Valle d'Aosta Vallée d'Aoste | |
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Autonomous region o Italy | |
Anthem: Montagnes Valdôtaines | |
Kintra | Italy |
Caipital | Aosta |
Govrenment | |
• Preses | Augusto Rollandin (UV) |
Area | |
• Total | 3263 km2 (1,260 sq mi) |
Population (01-01-2011) | |
• Total | 128,000 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Official languages[1] | Italian French |
Citizenship | |
• Italian | 95% |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
GDP/ Nominal | € 3.9[3] billion (2008) |
GDP per capita | € 30,300[4] (2008) |
NUTS Region | ITC |
Website | www.regione.vda.it |
Wi an aurie o 3,263 km2 (1,260 sq mi) an a population o aboot 130,000, it is the smawest, least populous, an least densely populatit region o Italy. It is the anerlie Italian region which haes nae provinces (the province o Aosta wis dissolvit in 1945). Provincial admeenistrative functions are providit bi the regional govrenment.[5] The region is dividit intae 74 comuni (communes).
The native population speaks Valdôtain, a form o Franco-Provençal (Arpitan), as thair first leid, while in the Lys Valley thare is a Walser German speakin minority. The regional caipital is Aosta.