Quart (Aosta Valley)

quart
Country	Italy
region	Aosta Valley
Coordinates	45 ° 44 '  N , 7 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 44 '0 "  N , 7 ° 25' 0"  E
height	535  m slm
surface	62 km²
Residents	4,106 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	66 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	11020
prefix	0165
ISTAT number	007054
Popular name	Quarteins
Patron saint	St. Helena
Website	quart

Quart - in the Valdostan dialect Car - is an Italian commune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley .

The community has 4110 inhabitants (as of November 30, 2019). It belongs to the community association Comunità Montana Mont Emilius and is its main town.

The place name is derived from the Latin expression Ad quartum from Augusta lapidem , which means "at the fourth milestone of Aosta" in German.

geography

The village is on the edge of the Plaine d'Aoste region at an altitude of 535 m on the left side of the Dora Baltea ; the area of ​​the municipality is 62 square kilometers and extends up to a height of 3,205 m. The scattered settlement includes several villages spread over the heights: Argnod, 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 and Vollein.

The neighboring municipalities are Brissogne , Nus , Oyace , Pollein , Saint-Christophe , Saint-Marcel and Valpelline .

history

In the Middle Ages, the place was the seat of the dominion Quart. The parish church is first mentioned in the 12th century. Quart Castle dates from the 12th century .

people

• Aymon de Quart

Web links

Commons : Quart (Aosta Valley)  - 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.