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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY

Fénis is one of 74 towns which constitute the Valle d’Aosta.

The region can be divided into three areas:

• The high valley comprises all those towns which are to be found near the border with France

• The middle valley comprises the towns neighbouring with Aosta

• The lower valley comprises the towns which can be found near Piedmont

Fénis is to be found in the middle valley and is 13.1 km from Aosta.

The town’s territory has an extension of 68.28 km², equal to around 2% of the region’s surface.

Fénis borders with:

- Nus and Verrayes in the North

- Chambave and Champdepraz in the East

- Champorcher and Cogne in the South

- Saint-Marcel in the West

General information

Etymology: the origins of the name Fénis are uncertain; it could however have derivations in the Latin substantive fenilis (hayloft)

Inhabitants’ names: ‘Fenisani’ or ‘Fenisans’

Patrono: Patron Saint : San Maurizio (September 22^nd)

Demography (updated 2007)

Population: 1694 (852 M - 842 F)

Population density: 24.8 people / Km²

Town Administration

Mayor: Perron Giusto

Deputy mayor: Ciugnon Erik

Aldermen: Pieiller Ubaldo, Luciano Regazzoni, Nadia Piccot

Town hall address: Fraz. Chez-Croiset, 22I

Tel. 0165 / 769869

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Roads which link Fénis with its surrounding towns

- forNUS take the SR 13; cross the Dora Baltea bridge which comes out onto the SS 26, in the direction of Aosta.

- for SAINT-MARCEL take the road that passes through Tillier and coast the Dorea Baltea

- for SAINT-MARCEL once arrived in Chenoz one accesses the only available path in the direction of the woods; following along one crosses the whole forest and arrives at Saint-Marcel’s built-up area. It is a lot of fun to take this country lane by rally-bike or bicycle.

- for SAINT-MARCEL Arrivati al Chenoz si imbocca l’unico sentiero disponibile in direzione del bosco; proseguendo si attraversa tutta la foresta e si arriva al centro abitato di Saint-Marcel. È molto divertente percorrere il viottolo con la moto cross o in bicicletta.

for CHAMBAVE take the main road in Fénis until you get to Rovarey and then continue straight on to the town itself.