La Thuile, Aosta Valley
| La Thuile | ||
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| Comune | ||
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Comune di La Thuile Commune de La Thuile | ||
 La Thuile | ||
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  La Thuile Location of La Thuile in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°42′N 6°57′E / 45.700°N 6.950°ECoordinates: 45°42′N 6°57′E / 45.700°N 6.950°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Aosta Valley | |
| Province | Aosta | |
| Frazioni | Buic, Thovex, Moulin, Villaret, Bathieu, Entrèves, Petite Golette, Grande Golette, Pont Serrand, Arly, Les Granges, La Joux, Pierre-carrée, Preyllon, Les Suches, Petit-Saint-Bernard, Petosan, Faubourg, Preylet | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2010) | ||
| • Total | 795[1] | |
| Demonym(s) | Thuileins | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 11016 | |
| Dialing code | 0165 | |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas | |
| Saint day | 9 May | |
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La Thuile (Valdôtain: La Tchouiille[2]) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley of northwest Italy.
Geography
La Thuile is situated in the Alps at the extreme north-west of the country, close to the French alpine town of La Rosière. La Thuile is situated along a road going from Pré-Saint-Didier in the north-west up to the Little St Bernard Pass in the south-east linking Italy to Bourg-Saint-Maurice and the Isère Valley in France.
Economy
Coal mining (anthracite) was important in the area before World War II, many diggings and old mining structures can be seen around the village. Nowadays, La Thuile depends on tourism, in winter as one of the main Italian Alpine ski resorts linked with La Rosière, as well as in summer (hiking).
Events
La Thuile has been the venue for several major annual international winter conferences: "Les Rencontres de Physique de la Vallée d'Aoste" organized by Italy's Institute of Nuclear Physics, and "Rencontres de Moriond" organized by the French National institute of nuclear and particle physics (IN2P3).
In February 2016 the slopes of La Thuile hosted, for the first time in history, three competitions (two downhill and one super G) valid for the Alpine Ski World Cup female.
Enduro World series visited La Thuile in 2014 and will host round 4 of the Enduro World Series in 2016.
Transportation
Public transportation includes regular buses connecting La Thuile to Pré-Saint-Didier, the latter has a railway station connected to the Italian railway network via Aosta. One of the closest airports is Geneva International Airport approximately 120 km (75 mi) away. Throughout the winter a door-2-door airport transfer service is operated by AostaExpress direct from Geneva Airport direct to La Thuile.[3]
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
La Thuile is twinned with:
References
- ↑ Dato Istat (in Italian) - Population as of 31 December 2010.
- ↑ Lo gnalei - Guichet linguistique de la Vallée d'Aoste
- ↑ AostaExpress
