Comunità montana Mont Rose facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Comunità montana Mont Rose |
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| Communauté de Montagne Mont-Rose | |
| Italian mountain community | |
 Headquarters of the community at Pont-Saint-Martin
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Region | Valle d'Aosta |
| Headquarters | Pont-Saint-Martin |
| - coordinates | 45°36′N 7°48′E / 45.600°N 7.800°E |
| Area | 232.29 km² (90 sq mi) |
| Population | 9,869 (2013) |
| Density | 42 /km² (109 /sq mi) |
| Subdivisions | 9 comuni |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
The Comunità montana Mont Rose ("Mont Rose mountain community", in French Communauté de montagne Mont-Rose) is an association of 9 comuni in the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta.
The Comunità is named after the Monte Rosa mountain, the second highest mountain in the Alps.
Purpose
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 southeastern part of Valle d'Aosta, to the east and south of Aosta, the capital city of the region. The comuni are in the central valley of the region and in two other small lateral valleys: Valle del Lys and Valle de Champorcher.
The main river in the Comunità is the Dora Baltea that flows through the Comunità from east to west.
The Comunità montana Mont Rose has a total area of about 232.29 km2 (89.69 sq mi) and a population of 9,869; its population density is of 42 inhabitants/km2.
The headquarters of the mountain community are in Pont-Saint-Martin.
The Comunità includes the following comuni:
| Comuni | Population (2013) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
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| Aosta central valley | |||||
| 1 | Bard | 130 | 3.02 | 43.0 | |
| 2 | Donnas | 2,606 | 34.24 | 76.1 | |
| 3 | Hône | 1,163 | 12.50 | 93.0 | |
| 4 | Pont-Saint-Martin | 3,994 | 6.88 | 580.5 | |
| Valle del Lys | |||||
| 5 | Fontainemore | 449 | 31.57 | 14.2 | |
| 6 | Lillianes | 470 | 18.86 | 24.9 | |
| 7 | Perloz | 465 | 23.00 | 20.2 | |
| Valle di Champorcher | |||||
| 8 | Champorcher | 398 | 68.46 | 5.8 | |
| 9 | Pontboset | 194 | 33.76 | 5.7 | |
Related pages
- Valle d'Aosta
- Valle del Lys
- Valle de Champorcher
