Comunità montana Grand Combin facts for kids

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Communauté de Montagne Grand-Combin
Italian mountain community
Overview of Gignod
Country	Italy
Region	Valle d'Aosta
Headquarters	Gignod
- coordinates	45°47′N 7°18′E / 45.783°N 7.300°E / 45.783; 7.300
Area	437.47 km² (169 sq mi)
Population	5,825 (2013)
Density	13 /km² (34 /sq mi)
Subdivisions	11 comuni
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

The Comunità montana Grand Combin (which means "Grand Combin mountain community" in Italian, and Communauté de montagne Grand-Combin in French) is like a special team of 11 small towns, called comuni, in the Valle d'Aosta region of Italy.

This community is named after the Grand Combin mountain. It is one of the highest mountains in the Alps. Even though the mountain is completely in Switzerland, you can see it from the two main valleys that are part of this community.

What is the Grand Combin Community?

The main goal of the Comunità montana Grand Combin is to help the valleys grow and develop. They work to protect the local culture and the beautiful environment. The community also gives helpful advice and support to all the towns in the region.

Some of their most important activities include:

• Protecting the alpine pastures, which are like high mountain grasslands.
• Helping to grow tourism in the area.

Where is the Grand Combin Community Located?

This community is found in the northern part of Valle d'Aosta, very close to Switzerland. The towns are located in two smaller mountain valleys. These are the Valle del Gran San Bernardo (also known as Vallée du Grand-Saint-Bernard in French) and Valpelline. There is also a smaller valley where the town of Bionaz is located. These three valleys together form a larger system of valleys connected to the Dora Baltea river.

The main rivers in this community are:

• The Buthier river, which flows through the Valpelline valley. It is about 40 km (25 mi) long. It joins the Dora Baltea river in Aosta.
• The Artanavaz river, which flows through the Gran San Bernardo valley. It is about 20 km (12 mi) long and flows into the Buthier river.

The Comunità montana Grand Combin covers a total area of about 437.47 km² (168.91 sq mi). In 2013, it had a population of 5,825 people. This means there were about 13 people living in each square kilometer.

The main office, or headquarters, of the mountain community is in Gignod.

The Comunità includes the following towns, or comuni:

See Also

• Valle d'Aosta