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La Thuile, Aosta Valley
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | La Thuile | |
| official_name | Comune di La Thuile | |
| Commune de La Thuile | ||
| native_name | La Tchouiille (Valdôtain) | |
| image_skyline | Panorama La Thuile da Chaz Dura.jpg | |
| imagesize | 240px | |
| image_shield | La Thuile (Italia)-Stemma.svg | |
| shield_size | 75px | |
| coordinates | ||
| region | ||
| province | none | |
| frazioni | Buic, Thovex, Moulin, Villaret, Bathieu, Entrèves, Petite Golette, Grande Golette, Pont Serrand, Arly, Les Granges, La Joux, Pierre-carrée, Preyllon, Les Suches, Petit-Saint-Bernard, Petosan, Faubourg, Preylet | |
| area_total_km2 | 125 | |
| population_total | 790 | |
| population_as_of | 31 December 2022 | |
| population_demonym | Thuileins | |
| elevation_m | 1450 | |
| istat | saint = Saint Nicholas | |
| day | 9 May | |
| postal_code | 11016 | |
| area_code | 0165 |
Commune de La Thuile
La Thuile (; Valdôtain: La Tchouiille) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley of northwest Italy.
Geography
La Thuile is located in the Alps at the extreme north-west of the country, close to the French alpine town of La Rosière. The town is crossed by the road going from Pré-Saint-Didier in the north-west up to the Little St Bernard Pass in the south-east linking Italy to Bourg-Saint-Maurice and the Isère Valley in France.
Economy
Coal mining (anthracite) was important in the area before World War II, many diggings and old mining structures can be seen around the village. Nowadays, La Thuile depends on tourism, in winter as one of the main Italian Alpine ski resorts linked with La Rosière, as well as in summer (hiking).
Events
La Thuile has been the venue for several major annual international winter conferences: "Les Rencontres de Physique de la Vallée d'Aoste" organized by Italy's National Institute for Nuclear Physics, and "Rencontres de Moriond" organized by the French National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics.
In February 2016 the slopes of La Thuile hosted, for the first time in history, three competitions (two downhill and one super G) valid for the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup female. In 2020, the female worldcup was held on Saturday 29 February and Sunday 1 March 2020, respectively with the downhill and the super-G, but the latter was cancelled due to bad weather.
The Enduro World Series were held in La Thuile in 2014, as well as round 4 of the Enduro World Series in 2016. The Women's Skiing World Cup was held in 2025.
Transportation
Public transportation includes regular buses connecting La Thuile to Pré-Saint-Didier, the latter has a railway station connected to the Italian railway network via Aosta. One of the closest airports is Geneva International Airport approximately 120 km away.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
La Thuile is twinned with:
- ITA Alassio in Italy
- ITA Laigueglia in Italy
References
References
- [http://demo.istat.it/bil2010/index.html Dato Istat] {{in lang. it - Population as of 31 December 2010.
- [http://www.patoisvda.org/gna/index.cfm/communes-valdotaines.html Lo gnalei - Guichet linguistique de la Vallée d'Aoste]
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