Bionaz
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| Comune di Bionaz | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Valle d'Aosta |
| Province | none |
| Mayor | Armando Chentre (elected 2005-05-09) |
| Elevation | 1,606 m (5,269 ft) |
| Area | 142.82 km² (55 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 31-12-2006) | |
| - Total | 241 |
| - Density | 2/km² (5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Bionesi or Bionassins |
| Dialing code | 0165 |
| Postal code | 11010 |
| Frazioni | See Villages, hamlets and other centres |
| Patron | Saint Margaret |
| - Day | 20 July |
| Website: http://www.comune.bionaz.ao.it/ | |
The Commune of Bionaz (French: Commune de Bionaz; Italian: Comune di Bionaz; known during the years 1939–46 as Biona) is a sparsely populated municipality which extends over 143 km² of the Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. The commune lies on the left side of the river Dora Baltea. The population of c. 240 is dispersed among twenty or more small alpine villages and hamlets including Biona itself, which is the main centre and capoluogo. The commune belongs to the Comunità Montana Grand Combin.
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[edit] Villages, hamlets and other centres
The commune’s statute (Ministero dell’Interno 2002) designates the following localities, in addition to the capoluogo of Bionaz itself, as frazioni. Where the official form of the name differs from the name in common use, the latter is given in brackets (Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta 2005):
- Les Balmes (Balmes)
- Chentre
- Chez-Chenoux (Chez Chenoux)
- Chez-Noyer (Chez Noyer)
- Chez-les-Merloz (Chez les Merloz)
- Les Crêtes (Cretes)
- Les Dzovennoz (Dzovennoz)
- Lexert
- Les Ley (Ley)[1]
- Le Moulin (Moulin)
- Perquis
- Les Places (Places)
- La Quelod (La Quellod)
- Les Rey (Rey)
- Les Rus (Ru)[2]
- Les Vagères (Vagère)
- Le Vianoz (Lo Vianoz)
The following localities, villages and other places not formally designated as frazioni, are also listed in the bulletin:
- Chamein (Chamin)
- Chez-Badin (Chez Badin)
- Le Clos-Neuf (Clou Neuf)
- La Ferrère (La Ferrera)
- La Léchère
- Plan-de-Veyne (Plan de Veyne)
- Pouillayes
- Prarayer
- Propéraz (Propera)
Within the boundaries of the commune there are also three rifugi (mountain huts) which provide accommodation for climbers:
- Rifugio Prarayer - 2,005 m
- Rifugio Aosta - 2,788 m
- Rifugio Nacamuli al Col Collon - 2,818 m
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Ministero dell’Interno (2002), Statuto del Comune di Bionaz, <http://statuti.interno.it/lista%20province/lista%20comuni/link%20comuni/bionaz.pdf>.
- Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta (11 January 2005), Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta, <http://www.regione.vda.it/amministrazione/leggi/bollettino_ufficiale_new/archive/2005/2-2005-2.pdf>
[edit] External links
Bionaz at the Open Directory Project (Italian)
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