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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley

Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Arpitan: Sèn-Piére, Valdôtain: Sen-Pière) is a town and commune in the region of Aosta Valley, north-western Italy. There are about 150 medieval castles, tours and fortified houses in the Aosta Valley. The main sight is the Saint-Pierre Castle. Nearby, the Sarriod family built the Sarriod de la Tour Castle.

Geography

Saint-Pierre is a town in the Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, 110 km (68 mi) north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, near the confluence of the Buthier and the Doire baltée, and near the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard routes.

Sarriod de la Tour Castle

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Pierre is twinned with:

Main sights

Notes and references

  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. ^ Massetti, E. "Aosta Valley Castles" http://www.naturaosta.it/castles.htm accessed on 15 March 2014.

External links

"Saint-Pierre", Office for Tourism, Sports, Trade and Transport, Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley, 2017. http://www.lovevda.it/en/database/3/proprieta-denom_ing-non-trovata-il-nome-della-proprieta-e-case-sensitive-e-per-ciascuna-tipologia-di-campo-deve-essere-uniforme-verificare-il-mapping-dell-entita/aosta-valley/saint-pierre/422