Arvier

Arvier
—  Comune  —
Comune di Arvier Commune d'Arvier
Coat of arms
Arvier Location of Arvier in Italy
Coordinates: 45°42′11″N 7°10′0″E / 45.70306°N 7.166667°E / 45.70306; 7.166667Coordinates: 45°42′11″N 7°10′0″E / 45.70306°N 7.166667°E / 45.70306; 7.166667
Country	Italy
Region	Valle d'Aosta
Province	none
Frazioni	Baise-Pierre, Chamençon, Chamin, Chez les Fournier, Chez les Garin, Chez les Moget, Chez les Roset, Grand Haury, La Crête, La Ravoire, Léverogne, Mécosse, Petit Haury, Planaval, Rochefort, Verney
Area
- Total	33 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Elevation	776 m (2,546 ft)
Population (31 December 2006)
- Total	858
- Density	26/km2 (67.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Arvelains
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11011
Dialing code	0165
Patron saint	Saint Sulpice[disambiguation needed ]
Saint day	17 January
Website	Official website

Arvier is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.

Geography

Location of the commune of Arvier within the Valle d'Aosta

Wine

The local wine, Enfer d'Arvier, had its own DOC designation before being subsumed into the Valle d'Aosta DOC. It is a blend made primarily from the Petit Rouge grape with lesser amounts of Dolcetto, Gamay, Neyret, Pinot noir, and/or Vien de Nus.^[1]

People

Arvier was the birthplace of Maurice Garin, the winner of the original Tour de France in 1903. His family migrated to Northern France in 1885.

Notes and references

1. ^ T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 274 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8