# Avise > Italian municipality in the Aosta Valley **Wikidata**: [Q34758](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34758) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avise) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/avise ## Summary Avise is a comune (municipality) in the Aosta Valley, a mountainous semi-autonomous region in north-western Italy. It is a small Italian municipal settlement with recorded population values around 300 and geographic coordinates 45.7087 N, 7.1405 E. ## Key Facts - Avise is an Italian municipality (comune) located in the Aosta Valley region. - The Aosta Valley is an Italian mountainous semi-autonomous region in the North-West of Italy. - Country: Italy. - Coordinates: latitude 45.7087, longitude 7.1405. - Official municipal website: https://www.comune.avise.ao.it. - Population figures available from source data: 301.0; 298.0; 297.0. - Classification: comune of Italy (municipal division). - Contains the human settlement (frazione/locality) Runaz, which is located in Avise. - Wikipedia article title: Avise. - Wikidata description: "Italian municipality in the Aosta Valley". - Wikidata sitelink_count for Avise: 56. - Runaz (settlement in Avise) sitelink_count: 6. - Related higher-level place: Italy (country of which Aosta Valley and Avise are part). - Avise is part of the Italian system of comuni (municipal divisions of Italy). ## FAQs Q: What is Avise and where is it located? A: Avise is a comune (municipality) in the Aosta Valley, a mountainous semi-autonomous region in north-western Italy. Its geographic coordinates are 45.7087 N, 7.1405 E. Q: What is the administrative status of Avise? A: Avise is an Italian comune, meaning it is a municipal division of Italy operating within regional and national governance frameworks. Q: How many people live in Avise? A: Source population figures for Avise include 301.0, 298.0, and 297.0 (these are the recorded values provided in the dataset). Q: Does Avise include smaller settlements or hamlets? A: Yes. The human settlement Runaz is located within Avise. Q: Where can I find official information from the municipality? A: The official municipal website is https://www.comune.avise.ao.it. Q: How is Avise represented in reference databases? A: Avise has a Wikipedia article titled "Avise", a Wikidata item described as "Italian municipality in the Aosta Valley", and a Wikidata sitelink_count of 56. Q: Which region and country govern Avise? A: Avise is governed as part of the Aosta Valley region, which in turn is part of the country of Italy. ## Why It Matters Avise matters as a functioning local government unit (comune) within Italy’s system of municipal divisions, providing local administration and identity in a small mountain community. As part of the Aosta Valley, a semi-autonomous and mountainous region in Italy’s northwest, Avise contributes to regional demographic, cultural, and territorial composition. The presence of hamlets such as Runaz demonstrates Avise’s role in organizing small settlements under a single municipal administration. For researchers, planners, or visitors, Avise’s clearly recorded geographic coordinates, population figures, and an official website make it a defined, citable locality within national and digital reference systems (Wikipedia, Wikidata). Its documentation in multiple databases (56 sitelinks on Wikidata) reflects its recognition across language editions and reference platforms. ## Notable For - Being an Italian comune situated in the Aosta Valley, a semi-autonomous mountainous region of Italy. - Very small population scale: dataset values near 300 inhabitants (301.0; 298.0; 297.0). - Precise geolocation: coordinates 45.7087 N, 7.1405 E. - Hosting the settlement Runaz, identified as a human settlement within Avise. - Maintaining an official municipal website at https://www.comune.avise.ao.it. - Broad reference coverage: Avise has a Wikidata sitelink_count of 56 and a dedicated Wikipedia title "Avise". ## Body ### Overview and Classification - Avise is officially classified as a comune of Italy. - As a comune, Avise is one of the municipal divisions used in Italy for local government and administration. ### Location and Regional Context - Avise is located in the Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle d'Aosta), which is described in the source material as a mountainous semi-autonomous region in north-western Italy. - The Aosta Valley is part of the country of Italy; Avise therefore falls under Italian national jurisdiction. ### Geographic Coordinates - The geographic coordinates recorded for Avise are latitude 45.7087 and longitude 7.1405. - These coordinates locate Avise within the alpine area corresponding to the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. ### Population and Demography - Source-provided population values for Avise are 301.0, 298.0, and 297.0. These three figures are the population data items available in the supplied dataset. - The small magnitude of these figures indicates Avise is a small municipality by population size. ### Settlements and Subdivisions - Runaz is explicitly identified as a human settlement (locality or frazione) within Avise. - Runaz is recorded with country = Italy and has a Wikidata sitelink_count of 6 in the provided data. ### Administrative and Legal Status - Avise is part of Italy’s system of comuni. The provided related entity "comune of Italy" denotes the municipal division category to which Avise belongs. - The Aosta Valley’s semi-autonomous status (as given in the source) places Avise within a region that has distinct administrative characteristics relative to standard Italian regions. ### Digital and Reference Identifiers - Official municipality website: https://www.comune.avise.ao.it. - Wikipedia article title: Avise. - Wikidata description: "Italian municipality in the Aosta Valley". - Wikidata sitelink_count for Avise: 56. - The dataset lists Avise’s Wikipedia/Wikidata presences as primary digital references. ### Related Entities and Hierarchy - Immediate regional entity: Aosta Valley (mountainous, semi‑autonomous region in the North-West of Italy). - National entity: Italy (country in southern Europe). - Administrative class: comune of Italy (municipal division). - Local settlement: Runaz, a human settlement within Avise. ### Structured Properties (dataset items) - website: https://www.comune.avise.ao.it - population: 297.0; 298.0; 301.0 (values present in source) - coordinates: lat 45.7087, lon 7.1405 - sitelink_count (Avise): 56 - wikipedia_title: Avise - wikidata_description: Italian municipality in the Aosta Valley ### Reference Coverage and Visibility - Avise is represented in international reference systems via its Wikipedia article and Wikidata entry. - The municipality’s digital footprint includes an official website, which provides a primary source for municipal information. ### Connections to Broader Geographic and Political Context - Avise’s placement inside the Aosta Valley connects it to a region described as mountainous and semi-autonomous within Italy. - Italy, the national context for Avise, is the sovereign state in which the Aosta Valley and its comuni are located. (End of entry.) ## References 1. Virtual International Authority File 2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 3. Italian National Institute of Statistics 4. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html) 5. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it) 6. GeoNames 7. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224) 8. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 9. Seismic classification in Italy 10. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)