Chamois, Aosta Valley
Chamois | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Chamois Commune de Chamois | |
Location of Chamois | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′N 7°37′E / 45.833°N 7.617°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Aosta Valley |
| Frazioni | Caillaz, Corgnolaz, Crépin, La Ville, Lac de Lod, Liussel, Suisse |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2022) | |
• Total | 108 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chamoisiens |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11020 |
| Dialing code | 0166 |
| Patron saint | Saint Pantaleon |
| Saint day | 26 July |
| Website | Official website |
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Chamois (French: [ʃamwa] ⓘ; Valdôtain: Tsamoué) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.
Chamois is the only municipality in Italy not reachable by motorized vehicles.
Visitors can access Chamois by cable car or via a walking path originating at La Magdeleine.
Chamois became a separate parish only in 1681, when it was separated from Antey-Saint-André. The village church, dedicated to Saint Pantaleon, was built in the same year. The present form of the structure dates from a rebuilding in 1838.