Rhêmes-Notre-Dame (; Valdôtain: ) is a

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'' in the

Aosta Valley The Aosta Valley ( ; ; ; or ), officially the Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley, is a mountainous Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fr ...

region of north-west

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Geography

Rhêmes-Notre-Dame is a mountain municipality located in the upper Rhêmes valley. It is part of

Gran Paradiso National Park Gran Paradiso National Park (; ) is an Italian national park in the Graian Alps, between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. The park is named after Gran Paradiso mountain, which is located in the park; it is contiguous with the French Vanois ...

. It is surrounded by mountains and glaciers. Despite the presence of some hotels and downhill slopes it still is a natural place with a rural architectural structure.

Climate

Because of its altitude, winters are cold and snowy, while summers are fresh. Temperatures vary from a minimum value of during winters to a maximum value of during summers.Rhemes-Notre-Dame temperatures

Economy

The economy of Rhêmes-Notre-Dame is based on skiing during winters and mountain biking and excursions during summers. However, there still are some agricultural activities like cattle breeding that characterized the past of this place.

Twin towns

Solarolo Solarolo () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about west of Ravenna. Solarolo borders the following municipalities: Bagnara di Romagna, Ca ...

, Italy, since 1999

Geography

Climate

Economy

Twin towns

References

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