Torgnon

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Torgnon
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Torgnon (Italy)
Torgnon
Country Italy
region Aosta Valley
Coordinates 45 ° 48 '  N , 7 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '0 "  N , 7 ° 34' 0"  E
surface 42 km²
Residents 559 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 11020
prefix 0166
ISTAT number 007067
Popular name Torgnoleins
Website Torgnon

Torgnon (Walser German Tornjunh ) is an Italian municipality in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley with 559 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

The municipality is located at an altitude of 870  m in the Valtournenche , a side valley of the Aosta Valley.

The municipality of Torgnon consists of the districts Berzin, Champagnod, Champeille, Chantorné, Chaté, Châtelard, Chatrian, Cheille, Chésod, Étirol, Fossemagne, Gilliarey, Gombaz, Lévaz, Mazod, Mongnod (chef-lieu), Nozon, Pecou, ​​Petit- Moons, Ponty, Septumian, Triatel, Valleil, Verney, Vesan Dessous, Vesan Dessus, which extend up to 1500  m . However, the municipality extends up to an altitude of about 3200  m .

The neighboring municipalities are Antey-Saint-André , Bionaz , Châtillon , Nus , Saint-Denis , Valtournenche and Verrayes .

The waterfalls and the narrow gorge of the Marmore torrent are attractions.

history

The Valtournenche takes its name from the old village of Torgnon: The old Latin name Vallis Tornenchia became French Valtournenche and in the local Franco-Provencal patois it became Vótornéntse .

During the time of fascism , the place had the Italianized name Torgnone .

economy

In addition to mountain farming, which also includes the production of the special raw milk cheese Fontina from the Aosta Valley, tourism, especially winter tourism with around 20 km of ski slopes , plays an important economic role.

Community partnerships

With the Belgian municipality of Thuin in the province of Hainaut is a community partnership .

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Torgnon  - 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.

  • Chapel in the Triatel district

  • View of Triatel and the medieval granary of the Petit-Monde ethnographic museum

  • Equipment for making Fontina (French: Fontine ) cheese in the Petit-Monde Ethnographic Museum