Saint-Marcel

The municipality of Saint Marcel, which is part of the Plaine of Aosta, in Aosta Valley (Italy) has experienced a 16% population growth dynamic over the past 20 years (1131 residents in 2001 and 1312 residents in 2021), a dynamic that has not necessarily resulted in a consolidation of the local community dimension, in fact the municipality's main problem remains its identity as a ‘dortoir’ area with respect to Aosta. The very morphology of the municipality with the lack of a village centre, and an industrial area in the lower area and a residential area in the upper area accentuates the difficulty of being a community. The socio-economic context that characterises the area is the result of a complex reality typical of Alpine regions with low population density: desertification of productive and social activities, non- capillary public transport means, scarce propensity to create initiatives in the field of development, society and culture, associative dynamics that have lost awareness of their role as catalysts of community development processes and aimed at responding to individual needs.

Country

Italy

Type

mountains

Degree of urbanization

rural

population of 1312

Check out the village strategy:

Summary-of-local development plan of St-Marcel

Village Solutions

The castle a hybrid community space

In line with the strategic planning of the DUPS 2022/2024, which provides for the rehabilitation of the Saint-Marcel castle, in cooperation with the municipalities of Nus and Fénis, the hybrid community space model is being tested. In the case of our municipality, the hybrid space is an ancient castle that has been renovated and is being activated as a hybrid community space with a twofold objective: to dynamise community participation in territorial development processes on the one hand, and on the other to systemise it with the development of innovative tourism dynamics.

Governance | People | Services

Contact Information

Municipality of Saint-Marce, info@comune.saintmarcel.ao.it

https://www.comune.saintmarcel.ao.it/it/comune-di-saint-marcel/

Bionaz Andrea, an.bionaz@comune.saintmarcel.ao.it