Quart, Aosta Valley

Quart (Valdôtain: Car; Issime Walser: Koart) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Aosta Valley.

Quart
Comune
Comune di Quart Commune de Quart
Castle of Quart
Coat of arms
Location of Quart
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Coordinates: 45°44′N 7°25′E / 45.733°N 7.417°E / 45.733; 7.417
Country	Italy
Region	Aosta Valley
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 ^[1]
• Total	62 km^2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Population  (31 December 2022)^[2]
• Total	4,104
• Density	66/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym	Quarteins
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11020
Dialing code	0165
ISTAT code	7054
Patron saint	St. Helena
Saint day	2 August
Website	Official website

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

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)