Quart, Aosta Valley

Quart
Comune
Comune di Quart
Commune de Quart
Castle of Quart
Castle of Quart
Coat of arms of Quart
Coat of arms
Location of Quart
Map
Quart is located in Italy
Quart
Quart
Location of Quart in Italy
Quart is located in Aosta Valley
Quart
Quart
Quart (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°44′N 7°25′E / 45.733°N 7.417°E / 45.733; 7.417
CountryItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Provincenone
FrazioniArgnod, 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
 • MayorGiovanni Barocco
Area
[1]
 • Total
62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[2]
 • Total
4,104
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
DemonymQuarteins
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0165
ISTAT code7054
Patron saintSt. Helena
Saint day2 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Quart (French pronunciation: [kaʁ]; Valdôtain: Car; Issime Walser: Koart) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Aosta Valley.

Main sights

The 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

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)


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