Quart, Aosta Valley
| Quart | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Quart Commune de Quart | ||
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Castle of Quart. | ||
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  Quart Location of Quart in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°44′N 7°25′E / 45.733°N 7.417°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Valle d'Aosta | |
| Province | none | |
| Frazioni | Argnod, Éclou, L'Amérique, Les Cleyves, Trois-Villes, La Montagne, Villair de Quart, Villefranche, Ville-sur-Nus, Villeneuve, Champlan, Larey, Avisod, Bagnère, Chantignan, Chétoz, La Combe, Cort, Crétallaz, Créton, Effraz, Jeanceyaz, Morgonaz, Olleyes, Porsan, Seran, Teppe, Lillaz, Vignil, Povil, Vollein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Giovanni Barocco | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,823 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Quarteins | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 11020 | |
| Dialing code | 0165 | |
| Patron saint | St. Helena | |
| Saint day | 2 August | |
| Website | Official website | |
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Quart is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.
Main sights
The Quart Castle, built starting from 1185 by Jacques de la Porte de Saint-Ours, founder of the Lords of Quart.
On the slopes below the castle, near Vollein, in 1968 remains of the Neolithic Vollein necropolis were found.
Other sights include a series of medieval watchtowers, such as the Chétoz Tower, the museum of Aosta Valley Railroads, and a fortified house in Povil.
References
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