Arvier

Arvier is an Italian municipality in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley. The municipality has 899 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012), is on the orographic right side of the Dora Baltea to an average height of 776 m above sea level. Sea level and has a size of 33 km ². The inhabitants are called Arvelains.

Arvier consists of the districts Baise -Pierre, Chamençon, Chamin, Chez Les Fournier, Chez les Garin, Chez Les Moget, Chez Les Roset, Grand Haury, La Crête La Ravoire, Leverogne Mecosse, Petit- Haury, Planaval, Rochefort Verney. The neighboring communities are called Avise, Introd, La Thuile, Rhêmes -Saint- Georges, Saint- Nicolas, Valgrisenche and Villeneuve.

Arvier is an important wine-growing village in the valley. Here is the Enfer d' Arvier, a red wine with the status of a Denominazione di origine controllata made ​​.

The Parish Church was mentioned in papal documents of the 13th century.

During the Fascist period, the village was the Italianate name Arvie.

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