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An abandoned village located in the mountains of the Aosta Valley.
Along the left bank of the River Dora, between the mountains of the Aosta Valley, a few crumbling houses catch the eye. This is the abandoned village of Barmaz, located on a mountainside near the town of Saint-Denis. The area was inhabited for centuries, but the oldest structures still standing in Barmaz date back to the 16th to 17th century. The villages survived off agriculture, surrounded by rye fields, terraced vineyards, and pastures for grazing cattle. But despite its optimal position for agriculture, the village was never connected to a water system, a sewerage network, or a power supply. The village can still only be reached by walking along a farm road.
