Champorcher
Champorcher | |
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| Comune di Champorcher Commune de Champorcher | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Champorcher | |
  Champorcher Location of Champorcher in Italy  Champorcher Champorcher (Aosta Valley) | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 7°37′E / 45.617°N 7.617°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Aosta Valley |
| Frazioni | Arbussey, Boussiney, Byron, Chardonney, Château, Collin, Coudreyt, Dogier, Dublanc, Échelly, Garavet, Gontier, Grand-Mont-Blanc, Grand-Rosier, L'Écreux, Loré, Mellier, Moulin, Outre-l'Ève, Parié, Perrier, Perruchon, Petit-Mont-Blanc, Petit-Rosier, Ronchas, Salleret, Sen-du-Gail, Vagly, Verannaz, Vignat, Vigneroise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alice Chanoux |
| Area | |
• Total | 68 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,427 m (4,682 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[3] | |
• Total | 362[1] |
| Demonym | Champorcherains |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11020 |
| Dialing code | 0125 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Saint day | 6 December |
Champorcher (French: [ʃɑ̃pɔʁʃe] ⓘ; Arpitan: Tsamportsé, lit. 'field of Porcius'[4]) is a comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy, the main town in the Champorcher Valley.
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The Champorcher Castle -
Vercoche lake, near Champorcher
Notable people
Sport
- Nicole Gontier (born 1991), biathlete
References
- ^ Bilancio demografico anno 2017 (dati provvisori) Comune: Champorcher, demo.istat.it
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ A Roman Catholic saint, according to the legend one of the matyrs of the Theban Legion.
External links
- Champorcher, lovevda.it
