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Quart, Aosta Valley

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Quart
Comune di Quart
Commune de Quart
Castle of Quart
Castle of Quart
Coat of arms of Quart
Location of Quart
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Quart is located in Italy
Quart
Quart
Location of Quart in Italy
Quart is located in Aosta Valley
Quart
Quart
Quart (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°44′N 7°25′E / 45.733°N 7.417°E / 45.733; 7.417
CountryItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Provincenone
FrazioniArgnod, 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
 • MayorGiovanni Barocco
Area
 • Total62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[2]
 • Total4,104
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
DemonymQuarteins
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0165
ISTAT code7054
Patron saintSt. Helena
Saint day2 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Quart (French pronunciation: [kaʁ]; Valdôtain: Car; Issime Walser: Koart) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Aosta Valley.

Main sights

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)