Émarèse

Émarèse
Comune di Émarèse
Commune d'Émarèse
Parish church and cemetery.
Parish church and cemetery.
Coat of arms of Émarèse
Location of Émarèse
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Émarèse is located in Italy
Émarèse
Émarèse
Location of Émarèse in Italy
Émarèse is located in Aosta Valley
Émarèse
Émarèse
Émarèse (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°43′N 7°42′E / 45.717°N 7.700°E / 45.717; 7.700
CountryItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Provincenone
FrazioniFontujllun, La Saléraz, Émarèse, Érésaz, Ravet, Chassan, Settarme, Sommarèse, Longeon
Government
 • MayorLucina Grivon
Area
 • Total10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Elevation
1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[2]
 • Total231
 • Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
DemonymÉmaresots
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0166
WebsiteOfficial website

Émarèse (French pronunciation: [emaʁɛz]; Valdôtain: Émarésa) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. It has 213 inhabitants.

Geography

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The situation of the territory, located on the Northern part of Aosta Valley, favours sunlight conditions and landscape sightseeing. The elevation varies from 700 m to 2,107 m of Testa di Comagna.

The Tzecore Pass links Émarèse and Challand-Saint-Anselme.

The comune is composed by a small group of villages sitting in a wide valley overlooking Saint-Vincent, with a sunny climate that is shielded from the wind. The area was quite well known during the mid half of 18th century because its gold and asbestos mines. It has a mainly agricultural vocation, with recent development in tourism.

The landscape offers a large view to the summits of Becca di Viou and Mont Torché, to the mountain chain that from Rose des Bancs stretches to Mont Émilius and Rutor, as well as Mont-Blanc. Downwards, the landscape shows the towns in the central valley and the Dora Baltea river.

It is close to the Tzecore and to the Joux passes, at 1,640 m above sea level. The Joux Pass offers alpine ski facilities and cross-country slopes.

Sights

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  • Parish Church of Saint Pantaleon, acknowledged since 1176, from 1373 merged with the church of Saint-Germain, then separated in 1747 by the bishop Pierre-François de Sales. The reconstruction, between 1882 and 1883, also raised the bell-tower. It hosts two wooden altars: one of the Madonna with two twisted columns, probably end of 17th century, in carved wood partly gilded; the other of St. Joseph from the beginning of the 18th century, also carved and gilded, restored after 1786.
  • Chapelle de Saint-Roch, chapel existing before 1713, with an annexed building renewed in 1978–1979, celebrating the Holy Family.
  • Borna de ghiasa, (Arpitan for "the iced hole"), natural cooler site, used in the past to keep ice and for food conservation in summertime.
  • Abbé Trèves study center, located in the hamlet of Érésaz, it hosts documents and objects of Joseph-Marie Trèves.[3]

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. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Qui est l’abbé Trèves ?
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