Valtournenche (French:[valtuʁnɑ̃ʃ]ⓘ; Valdôtain: Vótornéntse) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy, 1,500m (4,900ft) above the sea level. It is named after and covers the upper side of the Valtournenche, a valley on the left side of the Dora Baltea, from Châtillon to the Matterhorn. Valtournenche municipality includes Breuil-Cervinia, whose ski resort is linked to Zermatt, Switzerland.

History

Notable people

  • Jean-Antoine Carrel (1829–1890), mountain climber
  • Jean-Joseph Maquignaz (1829–1890), mountain climber
  • Georges Carrel (1800–1870), canon, mountain climber and botanist
  • Luigi Carrel (1901–1983), mountain climber
  • Piero Maquignaz, skier and mountain climber
  • The Maën lake.
  • Maën lake seen from Pâquier.