Champorcher (French pronunciation: [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.
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 | Boussiney, Perrier, Dogier, Dublanc, Salleret, Outre l’éve, Parié, Moulin, L’Écreux, Véranaz, Loré, Vigneroisaz, Vagly, Mellier, Coudreyt, Grand-Rosier, Petit-Rosier, Château, Gontier, Garavet, Byron, Arbussey, Collin, Grand-Mont-Blanc, Petit-Mont-Blanc, Perruchon, Ronchas, Chardonney, Sen-du-Gail, Vignat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Celestino Savin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,427 m (4,682 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 362[1] |
| Demonym | Champorchereins |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11020 |
| Dialing code | 0125 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Saint day | 6 December |
Notable people
editSport
edit- Nicole Gontier (born 1991), biathlete
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- Champorcher, lovevda.it
- Scuola di Sci Champorcher, lovevda.it
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