Quart, Aosta Valley
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Quart | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Quart Commune de Quart |
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Castle of Quart.
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Location of Quart in Italy | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Valle d'Aosta |
Province / Metropolitan city | none |
Frazioni | Argnod, Éclou, L'Amérique, Les Cleyves, Trois-Villes, La Montagne, Villair de Quart, Villefranche, Ville-sur-Nus, Villeneuve, Champlan, Larey, Avisod, Bagnère, Chantignan, Chétoz, La Combe, Cort, Crétallaz, Créton, Effraz, Jeanceyaz, Morgonaz, Olleyes, Porsan, Seran, Teppe, Lillaz, Vignil, Povil, Vollein |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giovanni Barocco |
Area | |
• Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 3,823 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Quarteins |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 11020 |
Dialing code | 0165 |
Patron saint | St. Helena |
Saint day | 2 August |
Website | Official website |
Quart is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.
Main sights
The Quart Castle, built starting from 1185 by Jacques de la Porte de Saint-Ours, founder of the Lords of Quart.
On the slopes below the castle, near Vollein, in 1968 remains of the Neolithic Vollein necropolis were found.
Other sights include a series of medieval watchtowers, such as the Chétoz Tower, the museum of Aosta Valley Railroads, and a fortified house in Povil.
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