Flag of the Aosta Valley
Officially Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley
Locally Valle d'Aosta
What the flag looks like
A vertical bicolor of black at the hoist and red in the fly.
What it means
Black and red are the traditional colors of the Aosta Valley.
How to remember it
The Aosta Valley
is the plainest flag in Italy
: just a black half and a red half side by side.
Fun facts
- It is the smallest and least populous region of Italy, and both Italian and French are official there.
- Its capital, Aosta, was founded by the Romans as Augusta Praetoria in 25 BC.
Aosta Valley at a glance
- Status
- Autonomous region of Italy
- Sovereign state
- Italy
- Capital
- Aosta
- Region
- Autonomous region of Italy
- Population
- 122,554
- Area
- 3,261 km²
- Languages
- Italian, French
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Flag adopted
- 2006