Bionaz (French: [bjɔna] ; Valdôtain: Bioun-a; Biona from 1939 to 1946) is a comune sparso which extends over 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) of the North-Eastern Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. The population of about 240 is dispersed among 20 or more small alpine villages and hamlets including Plan-de-Veyne, which is the main centre and the capoluogo (locally and officially also chef-lieu, in French). The commune belongs to the Unité des communes valdôtaines du Grand-Combin.
Villages, hamlets and other centres
The commune's statute designates the following frazioni (locally officially called hameaux, in French):
- Les Balmes
- Chentre
- Chez-Chenoux
- Chez-Noyer
- Chez-les-Merloz
- Les Crêtes
- Les Dzovennoz
- Lexert
- Les Ley
- Le Moulin
- Plan-de-Veyne
- Perquis
- Les Places
- Pouillayes
- La Quelod
- Les Rey
- Les Rus (Ru)
- Les Vagère
- Le Vianoz
The following localities, villages and other places not formally designated as hameaux, are also listed in the statute:
- Chamein
- Chez-Badin
- Le Clos-Neuf
- La Ferrère
- La Léchère
- Prarayer
- Propéraz
Mountain huts
Within the boundaries of the commune, there are also three mountain huts:
- Refuge Crête Sèche
- Refuge Prarayer
- Refuge Aoste
- Refuge Nacamuli au col Collon
Notes
References
- Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste (11 January 2005), Bulletin officiel de la Région autonome Vallée d'Aoste (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2005
