The Aosta Valley is an Alpine valley which with its tributary valleys includes the Italian slopes of Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and the Matterhorn; its highest peak is Mont Blanc(4,810 m or 15,780 ft). This makes it

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The first inhabitants of the Aosta Valley were Celts and Ligures, whose language heritage remains in some local placenames. Rome conquered the region from the local Salassiaround 25 BC and founded Augusta Prætoria Salassorum (modern-day Aosta) to

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For decades, the valley has been dominated by autonomist regional parties such as the Valdostan Union, which represents the interests of the French-speaking population. The

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The Aosta Valley was the first government authority to adopt Modern French as the official language in 1536, three years before

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• The prehistoric site near Chenal castle, Montjovet, rich in petroglyphs
• A view from refuge Albert Deffeyes, La Thuile

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• Alps-Mediterranean Euroregion
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Aosta
• Elections in Aosta Valley

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The population density of Aosta Valley is by far the lowest of the Italian regions. In 2008, 38.9 inhabitants per km were registered in the region, whereas the average national figure was 198.8, though the region has extensive uninhabitable areas of mountain and

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