Bionaz ( Valdôtain: ; from 1939 to 1946) is a '' comune sparso'' which extends over of the North-Eastern Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley

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of northwest

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. The commune lies on the left side of the river Dora Baltea. The population of about 240 is dispersed among 20 or more small

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villages and hamlets including ''Plan-de-Veyne'', which is the main centre and the ''

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'' (locally and officially also ''chef-lieu'', in

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). The commune belongs to the ''Unité des communes valdôtaines du Grand-Combin''.

Villages, hamlets and other centres

The commune's statute designates the following ''

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'' (locally officially called ''hameaux'', in

): *Les Balmes *Chentre *Chez-Chenoux *Chez-Noyer *Chez-les-Merloz *Les Crêtes *Les Dzovennoz *Lexert *Les Ley *Le Moulin *Plan-de-Veyne *Perquis *Les Places *Pouillayes *La Quelod *Les Rey *Les Rus (Ru)Les Rus is named in the statute as Rû. *Les Vagère *Le Vianoz The following localities, villages and other places not formally designated as ''frazioni'', are also listed in the bulletin: *Chamein *Chez-Badin *Le Clos-Neuf *La Ferrère *La Léchère *Prarayer *Propéraz

Mountain huts

Within the boundaries of the commune, there are also three

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s: *

Refuge Crête Sèche Refuge Crête Sèche or Rifugio Crête Sèche is a shelter in the Alps of Italy near the border with Switzerland. More precisely, this refuge is located in the valley of Valpelline, a side valley of the Aosta Valley in the Italian Pennine Alps, ...

Refuge Prarayer Refuge Prarayer is a refuge in the Alps in Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Of ...

Refuge Aoste Refuge Aoste is a mountain hut in the Valpelline, in the Pennine Alps, owned by the Club Alpino Italiano. It is in the commune of Bionaz, Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain ...

Villages, hamlets and other centres

Mountain huts

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