Doues

Doues
Country	Italy
region	Aosta Valley
Coordinates	45 ° 49 ′  N , 7 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E
height	1176  m slm
surface	16 km²
Residents	505 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	32 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	11010
prefix	0165
ISTAT number	007024
Popular name	Doiardi (Italian) Doyards (French)
Patron saint	St. Blaise (February 3rd)
Website	http://www.comune.doues.ao.it/

Doues is an Italian commune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley . The community has 505 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is located on the orographic left side of the Dora Baltea river .

Doues consists of the districts (French hameaux ) Aillan, Bovier, Champ-Mort, Champsavinal, Chanet, Châtellair, Chez-Croux, Condemine, Coudrey, Coudrey Dessus, Crêtes, Dialley, Haut-Prabas, Javiod, La Bioulaz, La Cerise , La Chenal, La Cleyvaz, La Coud, La Crétaz, La Perrouaz, Lusey, Meylan, Orbaney, Plan d'Aillan, Planavillaz, Plataz, Ploutre, Posseil, Prabas, Torrent, Arp du Bois, Champillon, Chésery, Creuseuvy, Creux , Favre, Grange Rousse, L'arp de Praz, Larveusse, Le Parc, Moffes, Pessinoille, Piolet, Piolet-Dessus, Piolet du Milieu, Plan Tarédaz, Pointier, Pré, Tsanorgne, Tsa di Champillon, Véries and Vorbé.

The neighboring communities are called Alone , Étroubles , Gignod , Ollomont , Roisan and Valpelline .

The parish church and a residential tower from the 14th century are worth seeing.

During the time of fascism , the place had the Italianized name Dovia di Aosta .

Web links

Commons : Doues  - 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.