Val di Cogne is a valley in the Aosta Valley, northern Italy

Italy

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. It takes its name from Cogne

Cogne

Cogne is a town and comune in Aosta Valley, northern Italy with 1469 inhabitants, as of 2005.Cogne is located in the valley with the same name, leading to the Gran Paradiso massif Ibex, wild goat, marmots, royal eagles are easy to see...

, the largest town in its area. Most of the valley is included in the Gran Paradiso National Park

Gran Paradiso National Park

Gran Paradiso National Park is an Italian national park in the Graian Alps, between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. The park is named after Gran Paradiso mountain, which is located in the park...

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The valley is part of the hydrographic basin of the 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...

, and has a U-Shape. Just before Cogne, it divides into several minor valleys: the Valnontey

Valnontey

Valnontey is a frazione and valley in the Province of Aosta in the Aosta Valley region of Italy....

, leading to the Gran Paradiso

Gran Paradiso

The Gran Paradiso is a mountain group between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions of north-west Italy. The peak, the 7th highest mountain in the Graian Alps with an elevation of 4,061 m, is close to Mont Blanc on the nearby border with France. On the French side of the border, the park is...

, the vallone di Grauson, with the eponymous peak, and, eastwards, the Vallone dell'Urtier and the Valleille. Al these valley are crossed by streams which flow into the Grand Eyvia, which in turn flows into the Dora Baltea before Aymavilles

Aymavilles

Aymavilles is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.The Roman aqueduct bridge Pont d'Aël, in the village of the same name, crosses a 66 m deep gorge, today carrying a hiking trail....

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