Valtournenche

Valtournenche Vótornéntse
Comune
Comune di Valtournenche Commune de Valtournenche
Coat of arms
Valtournenche Location of Valtournenche in Italy
Coordinates: 45°53′N 07°37′E / 45.883°N 7.617°E / 45.883; 7.617Coordinates: 45°53′N 07°37′E / 45.883°N 7.617°E / 45.883; 7.617
Country	Italy
Region	Aosta Valley
Province	none
Frazioni	Barmasse, Bioley, Brengaz, Breuil-Cervinia, Busserailles, Chaloz, Châtelard, Champ l'éve, Cheneil, Cheperon, Tsignanaz (Cignana), Clou, Cré, Cré-du-Pont, Crépin, Crétaz, Duerche, Euillaz, Fontaine, La Muranche, La Vénaz, Layet, Laviel, Le Lou (Loz), Losanche, Maën, Maisonnasse, Montaz, Moulin, Mont-Mené, Mont-Perron, Pâquier (chef-lieu), Pecou, Les Perrères, Pessey, Promindoz, Saix, Servaz, Singlin, Tourtourouse, Ussin, Valmartin
Area
• Total	115 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation	1,528 m (5,013 ft)
Population (December 31, 2004)
• Total	2,163
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Valtournains
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11028
Dialing code	0166
Website	http://www.comune.valtournenche.ao.it

Valtournenche (local Valdôtain: Vótornéntse) is a town and comune(1500m above the sea level) in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. It is named after and covers most of the Valtournenche, a valley on the left side of the Dora Baltea, from Châtillon to the Matterhorn. Valtournenche is close to Cervinia and in winter the two towns are connected also with the ski slopes. In fact, they are part of the same ski resort with also Zermatt, Switzerland.^[1]

Notable people

• Jean-Antoine Carrel (1829–1890), mountain climber
• Jean-Joseph Maquignaz (1829–1890), mountain climber
• Georges Carrel (1800–1870), canon, mountain climber and botanist
• Luigi Carrel (1901–1983), mountain climber
• Piero Maquignaz, skier and mountain climber

• 
  The Maën lake
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  Maën lake seen from Pâquier