Saint-Christophe (
Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
Aosta Valley
, Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman)
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title = Official languages
, population_blank1 = Italian French
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. It is located east of
Aosta
Aosta (, , ; french: Aoste , formerly ; frp, Aoûta , ''Veulla'' or ''Ouhta'' ; lat, Augusta Praetoria Salassorum; wae, Augschtal; pms, Osta) is the principal city of Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of ...
, on the left shore of the
Dora Baltea
Dora Baltea () or Doire Baltée () is a river in northwestern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po and is about long.
Name
The river's Latin name was ''Duria maior'', ''Duria Baltica'' or ''Duria Bautica''. Strabo called it Δουρι ...
.
Places of interest
The Passerin d'Entrèves castle is located in this commune.
The
Bridge of Grand Arvou
The Bridge of Grand Arvou
The Petit Arvou
The Bridge of Gran Arvou (Italian: ''Ponte acquedotto di Grand Arvou'', French: ''Pont aqueduc du Grand Arvou'') is an aqueduct-bridge in the ''frazione'' Porossan of Aosta, north-western Italy. It span ...
is in the Aosta commune nearby.
Transport
Aosta Airport
Aosta Valley Airport formerly Corrado Gex Airport ( it, Aeroporto della Valle d'Aosta, french: Aéroport de la Vallée d'Aoste) is an airport located in Saint-Christophe and serving Aosta, a city in the Aosta Valley region of Italy.
Air Vall ...
is located in Saint-Christophe.
Air Vallée
Air Vallée S.p.A. was an Italian charter and regional airline based in Rimini. In June 2016 it ceased all operations.
History
Air Vallée was founded in June 1987 to promote the commercial development of Aosta Airport. In June 1988, a twic ...
had its head office on the grounds of Aosta Airport.
["World Airline Directory." '']Flight International
''Flight International'' is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace. Published in the United Kingdom and founded in 1909 as "A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport", it is the world's oldes ...
''. 20–26 March 2001
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Twinnings
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Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (, literally ''Bellegarde on Valserine''; frp, Bèlagouârda) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 11,326. On 1 January 2019, i ...
,
France
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See also
*
A.S.D. Vallée d’Aoste Saint-Christophe
References
External links
Saint-Christophe
Cities and towns in Aosta Valley
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