Aosta Valley

The Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle d'Aosta [ˈvalle daˈɔsta]; French: Vallée d'Aoste [vale dɔst];^[a] Arpitan: Val d'Aoûta)^[b] is a mountainous autonomous region^[6] in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, to the west, Valais, Switzerland, to the north, and by Piedmont, Italy, to the south and east. The regional capital is Aosta.

"Valle d'Aosta" and "Vallée d'Aoste" redirect here. For the wine region, see Valle d'Aosta DOC.

Aosta Valley

Valle d'Aosta (Italian)
Vallée d'Aoste (French)
Val d'Aoûta (Arpitan)

Italy

Aosta

Renzo Testolin (UV)

3,263 km² (1,260 sq mi)

126,933

39/km² (100/sq mi)

Italian
French

Aostan, Valdostan or Valdotainian
Italian: Valdostano (man)
Italian: Valdostana (woman)
French: Valdôtain (man)
French: Valdôtaine (woman)

95%

€4.737 billion (2021)

UTC+1 (CET)

UTC+2 (CEST)

IT-23

0.889^[4]
very high · 14th of 21

ITC

Regione.vda.it

Covering an area of 3,263 km² (1,260 sq mi) and with a population of about 128,000, it is the smallest, least populous, and least densely populated region of Italy. The province of Aosta having been dissolved in 1945, the Aosta Valley region was the first region of Italy to abolish provincial subdivisions,^[7] followed by Friuli-Venezia Giulia in 2017 (where they were reestablished later). Provincial administrative functions are provided by the regional government. The region is divided into 74 comuni (French: communes).

The official languages are Italian and French; Valdôtain, a dialect of Franco-Provençal, is also officially recognized. Italian is spoken as a mother tongue by 77.29% of the population, Valdôtain by 17.91%, and French by 1.25%. In 2009, reportedly 50.53% of the population could speak all three languages.^[8]