Champorcher

Champorcher
Comune
Comune di Champorcher
Commune de Champorcher

Coat of arms
Champorcher
Location of Champorcher in Italy
Coordinates: 45°37′N 7°37′E / 45.617°N 7.617°E / 45.617; 7.617
Country Italy
Region Aosta Valley
Frazioni Boussiney, Perrier, Dogier, Dublanc, Salleret, Outre l’éve, Parié, Moulin, L’Écreux, Véranaz, Loré, Vigneroisaz, Vagly, Mellier, Coudreyt, Grand-Rosier, Petit-Rosier, Château, Gontier, Garavet, Byron, Arbussey, Collin, Grand-Mont-Blanc, Petit-Mont-Blanc, Perruchon, Ronchas, Chardonney, Sen-du-Gail, Vignat
Government
  Mayor Celestino Savin
Area
  Total 68 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation 1,427 m (4,682 ft)
Population (January 2017)
  Total 394[1]
Demonym(s) Champorchereins
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 11020
Dialing code 0125
Patron saint Saint Nicholas
Saint day 6 December
the Castle

Champorcher (Arpitan: Tsamportsé, lit. 'field of Porcius'[2]) is a comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy, the main town in the Champorcher Valley.

References

  1. Bilancio demografico anno 2017 (dati provvisori) Comune: Champorcher, demo.istat.it
  2. A Roman Catholic saint, according to the legend one of the matyrs of the Theban Legion.
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