Quart (French pronunciation: [kaʁ]; Valdôtain: Car; Issime Walser: Koart) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Aosta Valley.
Quart | |
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Comune di Quart Commune de Quart | |
Coordinates: 45°44′N 7°25′E / 45.733°N 7.417°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Aosta Valley |
Province | 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 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 4,104 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Demonym | Quarteins |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 11020 |
Dialing code | 0165 |
ISTAT code | 7054 |
Patron saint | St. Helena |
Saint day | 2 August |
Website | Official website |
Main sights
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)