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Wikipedia / Bionaz

Bionaz (; Valdôtain: ; from 1939 to 1946) is a comune sparso which extends over of the North-Eastern Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. The population of about 240 is dispersed among 20 or more small alpine villages and hamlets including Plan-de-Veyne, which is the main centre and the capoluogo (locally and officially also chef-lieu, in French). The commune belongs to the Unité des communes valdôtaines du Grand-Combin.

Villages, hamlets and other centres

The commune's statute designates the following frazioni (locally officially called hameaux, in French):

  • Les Balmes

  • Chentre

  • Chez-Chenoux

  • Chez-Noyer

  • Chez-les-Merloz

  • Les Crêtes

  • Les Dzovennoz

  • Lexert

  • Les Ley

  • Le Moulin

  • Plan-de-Veyne

  • Perquis

  • Les Places

  • Pouillayes

  • La Quelod

  • Les Rey

  • Les Rus (Ru)

  • Les Vagère

  • Le Vianoz

The following localities, villages and other places not formally designated as hameaux, are also listed in the statute:

  • Chamein

  • Chez-Badin

  • Le Clos-Neuf

  • La Ferrère

  • La Léchère

  • Prarayer

  • Propéraz

Mountain huts

Within the boundaries of the commune, there are also three mountain huts:

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