Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [vilnœv] ; Valdôtain: Veullanoua) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. It lies on the Dora Baltea, a fast flowing river popular for white-water rafting, and some 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Aosta on the road to Courmayeur and the Mont Blanc Tunnel. It is the gate of Gran Paradiso National Park the oldest Italian national park. Nearby lie the ruins of the medieval castle, Châtel-Argent.
Villeneuve
Veullanoua | |
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| Comune di Villeneuve Commune de Villeneuve | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Villeneuve  | |
  Villeneuve Location of Villeneuve in Italy  Villeneuve Villeneuve (Aosta Valley) | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′09″N 07°12′27″E / 45.70250°N 7.20750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Aosta Valley |
| Province | none |
| Frazioni | Balmet, Bertolaz, Bruillen, Champagne, Champagnole, Champleval, Champlong-Dessus, Champlong-Martignon, Champlong-Rosaire, Champlong-Vaillon, Champrotard, Chavonne, La Cloutraz, La Côte, La Crête, Croix-Blanche, Cumiod, Montovert, Peranche, Saburey, Saint-Roch, Trépont, Véreytaz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberta Quattrocchio |
| Area | |
• Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 1,262 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Villeneuvois |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11018 |
| Dialing code | 0165 |
| Patron saint | Saint Blaise |
| Saint day | February 3 |
| Website | Official website |
International relations
editTwin towns — Sister cities
editVilleneuve is twinned with:
External links
edit- Tourism information (Aosta Region official site)
- Tourism and administration information (Villeneuve city official site)
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- ^ "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.