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)
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, 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 Δουρ ...
.
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 is located in Saint-Christophe.
Air Vallée had its head office on the grounds of Aosta Airport.
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''. 20–26 March 2001
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Twinnings
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Bellegarde-sur-Valserine,
France
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See also
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A.S.D. Vallée d’Aoste Saint-Christophe
References
External links
Saint-Christophe
Cities and towns in Aosta Valley
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