Breuil-Cervinia (Aosta Valley, Italy)

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Breuil-Cervinia (French: Breuil; Italian: Cervinia) is an alpine resort in the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Valtournenche.

Breuil-Cervinia lies at 2,050 m (6,730 ft) above sea level, at the foot of the Matterhorn, in the Valtournenche valley and surrounded by the Jumeaux, the Château des Dames, the Furggen and the Grandes Murailles summits. It shares a ski area with Zermatt through the Plateau Rosa glacier (3,500 m [11,500 ft]). The ski season in Breuil-Cervinia lasts not only 6 months in winter but also in summer on the Plateau Rosa glacier. The Theodul Pass lies on the territory of Breuil-Cervinia. The village is divided by the Marmore creek.