Bionaz

Bionaz
Country	Italy
region	Aosta Valley
Coordinates	45 ° 52 ′  N , 7 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E
height	1606  m slm
surface	140 km²
Residents	223 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	2 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	11010
prefix	0165
ISTAT number	007010
Popular name	Bionassins
Patron saint	Margaret of Antioch
Website	Bionaz

Bionaz (in the Franco-Provencal dialect "Patois" and in French the place is pronounced without Z: Biona ) is an Italian commune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley . The community has 223 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), is located on the orographic left side of the Dora Baltea at an average altitude of 1606 m above sea level. NN and has a size of 140 km².

Bionaz consists of the districts (French hameaux ) Balmes, Chamin, Chentre, Chez Badin, Chez Chenoux, Chez les Merloz, Chez Noyer, Clou Neuf, Crêtes, Dzovennoz, La Ferrère, La Léchère, La Quellod, Lexert, Ley, Lo Vianoz, Moulin, Perquis, Places, Plan de Veyne (chef-lieu), Pouillayes, Prarayer, Propère, Rey, Rû, Vagère.

The neighboring municipalities are Bagnes (Switzerland), Evolène (Switzerland), Nus , Ollomont , Oyace , Torgnon , Valtournenche and Zermatt (Switzerland).

At the end of the high valley of Bionaz-Valpelline there is a reservoir at 1,900 m, called Place Moulin , and then the Prarayer alpine pasture with the Rifugio Prarayer mountain inn at 2,005 m. From the hamlet of Rùz you can climb to the Rifugio Crête Sèche refuge within 2 hours .

Bionaz

Web links

Commons : Bionaz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.