437:
133:
22:
302:
The climate is quite cold in winter (with minima around -15 ° / -20 °C). The rainfall is low. In spring and summer, temperatures rise remarkably, with peaks of 20 ° / 22 °C and the wind is more frequent. Summer is short, with autumn starting in
September, accompanied by drier days and lower
368:
286:(where the town hall is located) and Saint-Jacques. It lies at an altitude of 1568 meters in a broad flat part of the upper Ayas valley. Above Champoluc, to the East, is the
378:
478:
507:
390:
497:
105:
146:
43:
471:
398:
86:
502:
58:
39:
65:
363:
331:. Champoluc is the largest resort in the Monterosa area with great glacier views and wide variety of off-piste.
237:
350:
during their migrations. Traces of their culture are still evident. Locally this part of the valley is called
294:, reachable by cable car from the centre of the village. In summer, the Crest is a popular place for hiking.
464:
328:
32:
72:
323:
and
Valsesia (the latter is located in the Piedmont). The highest point of the Champoluc skiing is at the
132:
54:
373:
316:
334:
Summer tourism is also a significant source of income in the area, with many hiking trails in the
324:
279:
252:
201:
320:
335:
283:
267:
266:
The area is known as a centre for hiking, mountaineering and skiing, particularly around the
346:
Champoluc and other villages and hamlets in the upper Val d'Ayas were areas inhabited by
436:
448:
79:
491:
312:
444:
291:
256:
191:
21:
413:
400:
327:(2676 meters) where lifts and runs allow connection to the Lys Valley and to
161:
148:
347:
260:
181:
15:
315:
area which connects the upper reaches of the valleys of
452:
290:(1975 meters), one of the largest ski areas in the
278:It is one of the 3 main villages in the commune of
236:
228:
220:
212:
207:
197:
187:
177:
123:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
311:Champoluc is a well-known ski resort, part of the
472:
8:
251:(Fr. pron. ) is a village in the commune of
479:
465:
120:
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
235:
227:
219:
206:
176:
129:
211:
196:
186:
7:
433:
431:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
216:3.45 km (1.33 sq mi)
14:
435:
354:(French for "Germans' Canton").
131:
20:
31:needs additional citations for
443:This article on a location in
1:
508:Aosta Valley geography stubs
451:. You can help Knowledge by
379:Timesonline, 18 October 2009
224:1,560 m (5,120 ft)
118:Place in Aosta Valley, Italy
364:Guardian, 27 September 2008
524:
430:
374:Guardian, 23 November 2008
369:Telegraph, 4 October 2008
142:
130:
498:Frazioni of Aosta Valley
255:, in the province of
352:Canton des Allemands
329:Gressoney-La-Trinité
40:improve this article
410: /
342:History and Culture
307:Tourism and Economy
158: /
503:Ayas, Aosta Valley
213: • Total
460:
459:
391:Monterosa ski map
336:Monte Rosa Massif
268:Monte Rosa Massif
246:
245:
116:
115:
108:
90:
515:
481:
474:
467:
439:
432:
425:
424:
422:
421:
420:
415:
414:45.833°N 7.733°E
411:
408:
407:
406:
403:
282:, together with
173:
172:
170:
169:
168:
163:
162:45.833°N 7.733°E
159:
156:
155:
154:
151:
135:
121:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
523:
522:
518:
517:
516:
514:
513:
512:
488:
487:
486:
485:
428:
418:
416:
412:
409:
404:
401:
399:
397:
396:
387:
360:
344:
309:
300:
276:
166:
164:
160:
157:
152:
149:
147:
145:
144:
138:
126:
119:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
521:
519:
511:
510:
505:
500:
490:
489:
484:
483:
476:
469:
461:
458:
457:
440:
394:
393:
386:
385:External links
383:
382:
381:
376:
371:
366:
359:
356:
343:
340:
308:
305:
303:temperatures.
299:
296:
275:
272:
244:
243:
240:
234:
233:
230:
226:
225:
222:
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
205:
204:
199:
195:
194:
189:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
140:
139:
137:Rue des Guides
136:
128:
127:
124:
117:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
520:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
495:
493:
482:
477:
475:
470:
468:
463:
462:
456:
454:
450:
446:
441:
438:
434:
429:
426:
423:
419:45.833; 7.733
392:
389:
388:
384:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
361:
357:
355:
353:
349:
341:
339:
337:
332:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
313:Monterosa Ski
306:
304:
297:
295:
293:
289:
288:Plan du Crest
285:
281:
273:
271:
269:
264:
262:
258:
254:
250:
241:
239:
231:
223:
215:
203:
200:
193:
190:
183:
180:
171:
167:45.833; 7.733
143:Coordinates:
141:
134:
122:
110:
107:
99:
96:November 2009
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
453:expanding it
445:Aosta Valley
442:
427:
395:
351:
345:
333:
310:
301:
292:Aosta Valley
287:
277:
265:
257:Aosta Valley
248:
247:
192:Aosta Valley
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
417: /
325:Col du Bätt
259:, Northern
165: /
55:"Champoluc"
492:Categories
358:References
229:Population
66:newspapers
274:Geography
249:Champoluc
238:Area code
221:Elevation
125:Champoluc
284:Antagnod
188:Province
402:45°50′N
348:Walsers
298:Climate
198:Commune
178:Country
150:45°50′N
80:scholar
405:7°44′E
153:7°44′E
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
447:is a
261:Italy
182:Italy
87:JSTOR
73:books
449:stub
317:Ayas
280:Ayas
253:Ayas
242:0125
208:Area
202:Ayas
59:news
321:Lys
232:500
42:by
494::
338:.
319:,
270:.
263:.
480:e
473:t
466:v
455:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
