Comunità montana Mont Emilius

The Comunità montana Mont Emilius ("Mont Emilius mountain community" is an association of 10 comuni in the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta.

The Comunità is named after the Monte Emilius mountain, a high mountain in the Graian Alps near the city of Aosta.

Purpose
The Comunità was formed with very small communities that are at least partially in mountain regions in order to strengthen the economic development of the region and stop the rural-urban migration.

Its main purpose is to promote the development of the valleys in the preservation of their cultural and environmental heritage. The Comunità also helps with technical assistance to all the comuni of the region.

The main activities have been:
 protection of alpine pastures (or Alpine tundra)
 development of tourism

Geography
This Comunità is in the central part of Valle d'Aosta, southeast east of Aosta, the capital city of the Valle d'Aosta.

The Dora Baltea river flows through this Comunità.

The area of the Comunità montana Mont Emilius is about . The population is 22,528;, so its population density is of  inhabitants/km2.

The headquarters of the mountain community are in Quart.

The Comunità includes these comuni:

   ''Comuni  Population(2013)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²) 1  Brissogne 1,010    25.51     2  Charvensod 2,516    25.96     3  Fénis 1,796    68.28     4  Gressan 3,371    25.47     5  Jovençan 758    6.98     6  Nus 2,954    57.38     7  Pollein 1,568    15.41     8  Quart 3,921    62.32     9  Saint-Christophe 3,354    14.81     10  Saint-Marcel 1,280    42.24    

References

Related pages
 Valle d'Aosta

Other websites
 The National Union of Mountain Towns and Communities - UNCEM 
 Comuniverso: le 211 Comunità montane  

Category:Italian mountain communities