260px, Position of the Val di Cogne in the Aosta Valley.
Val di Cogne (
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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*** Regional Ita ...
) or Val de Cogne (
French) - literally ''
Cogne
Cogne (, ; Issime wae, Kunji) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in Aosta Valley, northern Italy, with 1369 inhabitants, as of 2017.
Geography
Cogne is located in the valley with the same name along a stream known as the Torrent Grand ...
Valley'' - is a valley in the
Aosta Valley
, Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman)
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...
, northern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
.
Toponym
The valley takes its name from
Cogne
Cogne (, ; Issime wae, Kunji) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in Aosta Valley, northern Italy, with 1369 inhabitants, as of 2017.
Geography
Cogne is located in the valley with the same name along a stream known as the Torrent Grand ...
, the municipality covering almost the entire part of it. Most of the valley is included in the
Gran Paradiso National Park.
Geography
The valley is part of the hydrographic basin of the
Dora Baltea
Dora Baltea () or Doire Baltée () is a river in northwestern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po and is about long.
Name
The river's Latin name was ''Duria maior'', ''Duria Baltica'' or ''Duria Bautica''. Strabo called it Δουρ ...
, and has a U-Shape. Just before Cogne, four minor valleys gather to form the Cogne valley: the
Valnontey, leading to the
Gran Paradiso
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, photo_caption = The Gran Paradiso
, elevation_m = 4061
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, prominence_m = 1879
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, the Grauson Valley, leading to the Grauson peak, and, eastwards, the
Urtier Valley and the
Valeille. All the streams from these valleys flow into the
Grand Eyvia, which flows into the
Dora Baltea
Dora Baltea () or Doire Baltée () is a river in northwestern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po and is about long.
Name
The river's Latin name was ''Duria maior'', ''Duria Baltica'' or ''Duria Bautica''. Strabo called it Δουρ ...
near
Aymavilles
Aymavilles ( Valdôtain: ') is a town and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.
The Roman aqueduct bridge Pont d'Aël
The Pont d'Aël is a Roman aqueduct located in a village of the same name in the comune of Aymavill ...
.
Valleys of Aosta Valley
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