The Valdigne is the upper part of the
Aosta Valley
, Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman)
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in north-west Italy. It is traversed by 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 ...
(french: Doire baltée), a tributary of the
Po.
Description
It extends from
La Salle to
Courmayeur
Courmayeur (; Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in northern Italy, in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley.
History
The toponym ''Courmayeur'' has been mentioned as ''Curia majori'' (1233–1381), ''Corte Maggiore'' (1620), ''Cormoyeu'' (16 ...
, including the side valleys of
Val Ferret
Val Ferret is the name shared by two valleys separated by the Col Ferret, a pass on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The valleys lie southeast of Mont Blanc Massif. The Swiss valley drains northeast towards Orsières and on into the Rh ...
,
Val Veny
Val Veny (also Val Vény) is a lateral valley of the Mont Blanc massif, lying to the south-west of Courmayeur. The valley head is at the Seigne Pass.
Geography
Val Veny was formed by two glaciers: the Miage Glacier and the Brenva Glacier.
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and
La Thuile Valley.
The
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
of the Valdigne are Courmayeur, La Salle,
La Thuile,
Morgex
Morgex ( Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the mid ...
and
Pré-Saint-Didier
Pré-Saint-Didier ( Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy, at above sea level.
Transportation
The terminus of the regional railway is located there, although with no services since 2015. Before ...
: together they form the
Unité des communes valdôtaines du Valdigne - Mont-Blanc.
Notes
:''This article was originally translated from ''
Valdigne'', its counterpart from the ''Italian Wikipedia''.''
Valleys of Aosta Valley
Landforms of Aosta Valley
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