Arvier
Appearance
Arvier | |
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Comune di Arvier Commune d'Arvier | |
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Coordinates: 45°42′11″N 7°10′0″E / 45.70306°N 7.16667°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Aosta Valley |
Province | none |
Frazioni | Baise-Pierre, Chamençon, Chamin, Chez les Fournier, Chez les Garin, Chez les Moget, Chez les Roset, Grand Haury, La Crête, La Ravoire, Léverogne, Mécosse, Petit Haury, Planaval, Rochefort, Verney |
Area | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 776 m (2,546 ft) |
Population (31 December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 822 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Demonym | Arvelains |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 11011 |
Dialing code | 0165 |
Patron saint | Saint Sulpice |
Saint day | 17 January |
Website | Official website |
Arvier (Valdôtain: Arvì or Arvë; Arpitan: Arviér); is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.
Geography
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/ArvierLocatie.png/220px-ArvierLocatie.png)
Wine
[edit]The local wine, Enfer d'Arvier, had its own DOC designation before being subsumed into the Valle d'Aosta DOC. It is a blend made primarily from the Petit Rouge grape with lesser amounts of Dolcetto, Gamay, Neyret, Pinot noir, and/or Vien de Nus.[3]
People
[edit]Arvier was the birthplace of Maurice Garin, the winner of the original Tour de France in 1903. His family migrated to Northern France in 1885.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" p. 274 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8