Comunità montana Mont Emilius facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Comunità montana Mont Emilius |
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| Communauté de Montagne Mont-Émilius | |
| Italian mountain community | |
 View of Quart
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Region | Valle d'Aosta |
| Headquarters | Quart |
| - coordinates | 44°00′N 7°25′E / 44.000°N 7.417°E |
| Area | 344.36 km² (133 sq mi) |
| Population | 22,528 (2013) |
| Density | 65 /km² (168 /sq mi) |
| Subdivisions | 10 comuni |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
The Comunità montana Mont Emilius ("Mont Emilius mountain community" is an association of 10 comuni in the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta.
The Comunità is named after the Monte Emilius mountain, a high mountain in the Graian Alps near the city of Aosta.
Purpose
The Comunità was formed with very small communities that are at least partially in mountain regions in order to strengthen the economic development of the region and stop the rural-urban migration.
Its main purpose is to promote the development of the valleys in the preservation of their cultural and environmental heritage. The Comunità also helps with technical assistance to all the comuni of the region.
The main activities have been:
- protection of alpine pastures (or Alpine tundra)
- development of tourism
Geography
This Comunità is in the central part of Valle d'Aosta, southeast east of Aosta, the capital city of the Valle d'Aosta.
The Dora Baltea river flows through this Comunità.
The area of the Comunità montana Mont Emilius is about 344.36 km2 (132.96 sq mi). The population is 22,528;, so its population density is of 51 inhabitants/km2.
The headquarters of the mountain community are in Quart.
The Comunità includes these comuni:
| Comuni | Population (2013) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
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| 1 | Brissogne | 1,010 | 25.51 | 39.6 |
| 2 | Charvensod | 2,516 | 25.96 | 96.9 |
| 3 | Fénis | 1,796 | 68.28 | 26.3 |
| 4 | Gressan | 3,371 | 25.47 | 132.4 |
| 5 | Jovençan | 758 | 6.98 | 108.6 |
| 6 | Nus | 2,954 | 57.38 | 51.5 |
| 7 | Pollein | 1,568 | 15.41 | 101.8 |
| 8 | Quart | 3,921 | 62.32 | 62.9 |
| 9 | Saint-Christophe | 3,354 | 14.81 | 226.5 |
| 10 | Saint-Marcel | 1,280 | 42.24 | 30.3 |
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