Arvier
Arvier is a toun an comune in the Valle d'Aosta region o north-wastren Italy.
Arvier | |
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| Comune di Arvier Commune d'Arvier | |
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 Coat airms | |
  Arvier Location o Arvier in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′11″N 7°10′0″E / 45.70306°N 7.16667°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Valle d'Aosta |
| Province | none |
| Frazioni | Baise-Pierre, Chamençon, Chamin, Chez les Fournier, Chez les Garin, Chez les Moget, Chez les Roset, Grand Haury, La Crête, La Ravoire, Léverogne, Mécosse, Petit Haury, Planaval, Rochefort, Verney |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 776 m (2,546 ft) |
| Population (31 Dizember 2006) | |
| • Total | 858 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Arvelains |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11011 |
| Diallin code | 0165 |
| Patron saunt | Saunt Sulpice |
| Saunt day | 17 Januar |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
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Wine eedit
The local wine, Enfer d'Arvier, haed its awn DOC designation afore bein subsumit intae the Valle d'Aosta DOC. It is a blend made primarily frae the Petit Rouge grape wi lesser amoonts o Dolcetto, Gamay, Neyret, Pinot noir, an/or Vien de Nus.[1]
Fowk eedit
Arvier wis the birthplace o Maurice Garin, the winner o the oreeginal Tour de France in 1903. His faimily migratit tae Northren Fraunce in 1885.
Notes an references eedit
- ↑ T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 274 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8