Arvier
{{for|the Australian television journalist|Tim Arvier}}
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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Arvier
| official_name = Comune di Arvier
Commune d'Arvier
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|42|11|N|7|10|0|E|region:IT_type:city(858)|display=inline,title}}
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| region = {{RegioneIT|sigla=VAO}}
| province = none
| frazioni = Baise-Pierre, Chamençon, Chamin, Chez les Fournier, Chez les Garin, Chez les Moget, Chez les Roset, Grand Haury, La Crête, La Ravoire, Léverogne, Mécosse, Petit Haury, Planaval, Rochefort, Verney
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| area_total_km2 = 33
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 822
| population_as_of = 31 December 2022
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| population_demonym = Arvelains
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| elevation_m = 776
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| saint = Saint Sulpice
| day = 17 January
| postal_code = 11011
| area_code = 0165
| website = {{Official website|http://www.comune.arvier.ao.it/}}
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Arvier {{pronunciation|Fr-Arvier.mp3|French pronunciation}} (Valdôtain: {{lang|frp|Arvì}} or {{lang|frp|Arvë}}; {{langx|frp|Arviér}}); is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.
Geography
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Wine
The local wine, Enfer d'Arvier, had its own DOC designation before being subsumed into the Valle d'Aosta DOC. It is a blend made primarily from the Petit Rouge grape with lesser amounts of Dolcetto, Gamay, Neyret, Pinot noir, and/or Vien de Nus.T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" p. 274 Dorling Kindersley 2005 {{ISBN|0-7566-1324-8}}
People
Arvier was the birthplace of Maurice Garin, the winner of the original Tour de France in 1903. His family migrated to Northern France in 1885.
Notes and references
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{{Comuni of Aosta Valley}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Aosta Valley
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