Émarèse | |
Official Name: | Comune di Émarèse Commune d'Émarèse |
Coordinates: | 45.7167°N 49°W |
Province: | none |
Frazioni: | Fontujllun, La Saléraz, Émarèse, Érésaz, Ravet, Chassan, Settarme, Sommarèse, Longeon |
Mayor: | Lucina Grivon |
Area Total Km2: | 10.23 |
Population Total: | 231 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2022 |
Population Demonym: | Émaresots |
Elevation M: | 1170 |
Postal Code: | 11020 |
Area Code: | 0166 |
Émarèse (Valdôtain: Émarésa) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. It has 213 inhabitants.
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.