Ayas is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy

Italy

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Geography

It is made up of several frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(locally officially called hameaux, in French), the two major ones being Antagnod which holds the town hall and the main parish, and Champoluc. The commune of Ayas lies up the Ayas valley from Brusson

Brusson

Brusson is a town and comune in Val d'Ayas, a left minor valley of the Aosta Valley region in Italy.It is well-known as a summer and winter vacationing spot, and better known for its plentiful cross-country skiing trails. It is also a good starting point for climbing Monte Rosa...

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All the frazioni of Ayas were combined under the one jurisdictional parish of Saint-Martin d'Antagnod in 1761. They remained combined in this way until the new parish of Sainte-Anne of Champoluc

Champoluc

Champoluc is a village in the Aosta Valley in northern Italy.The area is known for the local ski resorts on Monte Rosa Massif and is popular among British tourists.-References:* * * * -External links:*...

was built in 1946. (Aosta Valley: Tourist Guide and Road Map, 1:100,000. Litografia Artistica Cartografica)

External links

• An Italian Website concerning the Ayas Valley, with available English translations