Quart, Aosta Valley Explained

Quart
Official Name:Comune di Quart
Commune de Quart
Coordinates:45.7333°N 32°W
Province:none
Frazioni:Argnod, 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
Mayor:Giovanni Barocco
Area Total Km2:62
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4104
Population As Of:31 December 2022
Population Demonym:Quarteins
Elevation M:535
Saint:St. Helena
Day:2 August
Postal Code:11020
Area Code:0165
Istat:7054

Quart (Valdôtain: Car; Issime 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.

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)