Montjovet

Montjovet Mondzouèt / Mondjouèt
Comune
Comune di Montjovet Commune de Montjovet
Coat of arms
Location of Montjovet
Montjovet Location of Montjovet in Italy Show map of Italy Montjovet Montjovet (Aosta Valley) Show map of Aosta Valley
Coordinates: 45°42′N 7°41′E
Country	Italy
Region	Aosta Valley
Province	none
Frazioni / Hameaux Frazioni Les Balmes, Barmachande, Barmataz, Berger, Berriat (chef-lieu), Le Bourg, Brocard, Le Brun, Chambis, Champérioux, Champ-Sitirou, Chenal, Chénoz, Chosaley, Ciséran, Le Creston, Croux, Devin, Estaod, Fénillettaz, Fiusey, Fornet, Gaspard, Gettaz, Guat, Le Grand-Hoël, Janton, Laval, Le Laveché, Lillaz, Lorial, Méran, Montat, Montquert, Muret, Oley, Plangerp, Perral, Le Petit-Hoël, Le Petit-Monde, Plout, Le Provaney, Quignonat, Reclou, Rodoz, Ros, Ruelle, Saint-Germain, Tavernaz, Toffoz, Traversière, Le Tron, Verval, Vianad, Vignolaz[1]
Area [2]
• Total	18.7 km^2 (7.2 sq mi)
Elevation	406 m (1,332 ft)
Population  (31 December 2022)[3]
• Total	1,754
• Density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym	Montjouvains
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11020
Dialing code	0166
ISTAT code	7043
Saint day	8 September
Website	Official website

Montjovet (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʒɔvɛ]; Valdôtain: Mondzouèt) is a town and comune in the lower Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Though it only has an area of 18.7 square kilometers, the commune has several villages and hamlets. The highest point is mont Lyan (2174 metres).

History

The parish of Montjovet was mentioned as being under the control of the Bishop of Aosta in Pope Alexander III's ecclesia sancti Eusebii de Plubeio of 20 April 1176. In the 13th century, a massive landslide altered a lot of the terrain in the commune, destroying the original parish church. It was ceded in 1433 to the provost of Saint-Gilles of Verrès, which it remained under until the mid 18th century when it was returned to Borso.[4]

Landmarks

The Town Hall

• Saint-Germain castle
• Chenal tower

References

1. Arrêté n° 21 du 15 janvier 2008 du président de la région autonome Vallée d'Aoste.
2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
4. "Le chiese" (in Italian). comune.montjovet.ao.it. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

External links

• Official site