Altavalle

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Altavalle
Comune di Altavalle
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View of Faver.
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Altavalle
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Altavalle
Altavalle (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°11′N11°14′E / 46.183°N 11.233°E / 46.183; 11.233 Coordinates: 46°11′N11°14′E / 46.183°N 11.233°E / 46.183; 11.233
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Trentino (TN)
Frazioni Faver (communal seat), Grauno, Grumes, Valda
Government
  MayorMatteo Paolazzi
Area
  Total33.56 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Population
(30 November 2016) [1]
  Total1,625
  Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38085
Dialing code 0465
Website Official website
The fractions of Grauno (above) and Grumes (below) Grumes e Grauno visti dalla Madonna dell'Aiuto.jpg
The fractions of Grauno (above) and Grumes (below)

Altavalle is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It was formed on 1 January 2016 as the merger of the previous communes of Faver, Grauno, Grumes and Valda.

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References

  1. Population data from ISTAT