Bionaz
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The Commune of Bionaz is a sparsely populated municipality which extends over 143 km² of the Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley region
of northwest Italy
. The commune lies on the left side of the river Dora Baltea
. The population of c. 240 is dispersed among twenty or more small alpine villages and hamlets including Biona itself, which is the main centre and capoluogo. The commune belongs to the Comunità Montana Grand Combin.
The following localities, villages and other places not formally designated as frazioni, are also listed in the bulletin:
Within the boundaries of the commune there are also three rifugi (mountain huts) which provide accommodation for climbers:
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of northwest Italy
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. The commune lies on the left side of the river Dora Baltea
Dora Baltea
Dora Baltea or Doire Baltée , is a river in northern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po River, and is about 160 km long...
. The population of c. 240 is dispersed among twenty or more small alpine villages and hamlets including Biona itself, which is the main centre and capoluogo. The commune belongs to the Comunità Montana Grand Combin.
Villages, hamlets and other centres
The commune’s statute designates the following localities, in addition to the capoluogo of Bionaz itself, as frazioni. Where the official form of the name differs from the name in common use, the latter is given in brackets :- Les Balmes (Balmes)
- Chentre
- Chez-Chenoux (Chez Chenoux)
- Chez-Noyer (Chez Noyer)
- Chez-les-Merloz (Chez les Merloz)
- Les Crêtes (Cretes)
- Les Dzovennoz (Dzovennoz)
- Lexert
- Les Ley (Ley)
- Le Moulin (Moulin)
- Perquis
- Les Places (Places)
- La Quelod (La Quellod)
- Les Rey (Rey)
- Les Rus (Ru)
- Les Vagères (Vagère)
- Le Vianoz (Lo Vianoz)
The following localities, villages and other places not formally designated as frazioni, are also listed in the bulletin:
- Chamein (Chamin)
- Chez-Badin (Chez Badin)
- Le Clos-Neuf (Clou Neuf)
- La Ferrère (La Ferrera)
- La Léchère
- Plan-de-Veyne (Plan de Veyne)
- Pouillayes
- Prarayer
- Propéraz (Propera)
Within the boundaries of the commune there are also three rifugi (mountain huts) which provide accommodation for climbers:
- Rifugio Prarayer - 2,005 m
- Rifugio Aosta - 2,788 m
- Rifugio Nacamuli al Col Collon - 2,818 m