Quart, Aosta Valley

Comune in Aosta Valley, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Quart

45°44′N 7°25′E / 45.733°N 7.417°E / 45.733; 7.417CountryItalyRegionAosta ValleyProvincenoneFrazioniArgnod, 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, VolleinGovernment

• MayorGiovanni BaroccoArea

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• Total62 km² (24 sq mi)Elevation

535 m (1,755 ft)Population

(31 December 2022)^[2]

• Total4,104 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)DemonymQuarteinsTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

11020

Dialing code0165ISTAT code7054 Patron saintSt. HelenaSaint day2 AugustWebsiteOfficial website

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

Main sights

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

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