Administrative identity
Autonomous region with a special statute (constitutional law 4/1948), with no provinces: 74 municipalities grouped into Unités des Communes. Italian and French have equal status; the Walser community is protected. Sant'Orso fair in Aosta on 30–31 January.
Sections: Geography · History · Population · Languages · Time zone · Public holidays
- No provinces: the Region directly exercises provincial functions
- 74 municipalities, grouped into 8 Unités des Communes valdôtaines (former mountain communities)
- Capital: Aosta / Aoste
Statute and languages
The special statute is constitutional law no. 4 of 26 February 1948. French has equal status with Italian (art. 38): public documents may be drawn up in either language, official place names are largely French and the two languages have equal hours in schools. The Walser community of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Gressoney-La-Trinité, Issime and Gaby is protected by the statute and by law 482/1999. The Region keeps most of the tax revenue collected on its territory.
Festivals
The best-known regional festival is the Sant'Orso fair (Foire de Saint-Ours), in Aosta on 30–31 January, over a thousand years old: wood crafts, carving school, market. It is not a civil holiday, but the town stops. Aosta's patron saint is St Gratus (7 September).
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Updated: 2026-10-14
Updated: 2026-10-14
Updated: 2026-10-14
Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31
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