Pontey

Pontey French pronunciationⓘ (Valdôtain: Pounté) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.

The town is located at an altitude of 1722 ft (525 meters) above sea level, bordered by the towns of Chambave, Saint-Denis, Châtillon and Champdepraz and culminates with the top of the reaches Mont Ruvic in 9587 ft (2922 meters) In the municipal area, there are three streams called Molinaz, Eau-Noire (or Éve Née in Valdôtain patois, which means "Black Water") and Vau.

Unofficial names of the hamlets in Valdôtain patois are indicated in brackets: Clapey, Cloutraz (Quiótra), Crétaz, Crétaz-Boson, Épiney, Bosayes (La Bóvàye), Lassolaz (La Sóla - chef-lieu), Lesin (Lizén), Prélaz (Préla), Prolex, Semont (Semón), Torin (Tòén), Chesanouva (Tséza Noua), Vallerod (Valïoù), Dzerbio, Mesaney.

During the summer because of its location enjoys greater solar illumination compared to neighboring towns, and because of that the calculation of hours of sunshine throughout the year is substantially equal.

The country is located in climate zone E (2971 Celsius Degrees Day) but under the regional contributions for heating all the municipalities of Aosta Valley are valued as climate zone F. During the Fascist period, Pontey was merged to the municipality of Châtillon, at the time called Castiglione Dora, due to the Italianization programme.

The elementary school.
Bilingual road sign (Italian-French) in Lassolaz (chef-lieu).
The Town Hall