Courmayeur
Sign in to saveCourmayeur (, ; ) is a town and in northern Italy, in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, serving as one of the two bases on either side of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain.
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Courmayeur is a town in Italy's Aosta Valley region that sits at the base of Mont Blanc, Europe's tallest mountain. It serves as one of the main access points for people visiting or climbing the famous peak.
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- Aosta Valley
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- Dolonne, Entrèves, La Palud, Villair-Dessous, Villair-Dessus, Larzey, Entrelevie, La Villette, La Saxe, Pussey
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- Independent
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- Stefano Miserocchi
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Courmayeur (, ; ) is a town and in northern Italy, in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, serving as one of the two bases on either side of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain.
==History== The toponym Courmayeur has been mentioned as Curia majori (1233–1381), Corte Maggiore (1620), Cormoyeu (1648), Cormaior (1680), Cormaior (Vissher, 1695), Cormaggior (L'Isle, 1707), Cormaior (Stagnoni, 1772) and Cormaieur (Martinel, 1799). The present toponym was first confirmed by Édouard Aubert (''La Vallée d'Aoste, 1860), Joseph-Marie Henry (Histoire populaire de la Vallée d'Aoste, 1929) and Amé Gorret (Guide de la Vallée d'Aoste, 1877).