title: Villeneuve, Aosta Valley
text: # Villeneuve, Aosta Valley
  
  Villeneuve (Valdôtain: Veullanoua) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. It lies on the Dora Baltea, a fast flowing river popular for white-water rafting, and some 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Aosta on the road to Courmayeur and the Mont Blanc Tunnel. It is the gate of Gran Paradiso National Park the oldest Italian national park. Nearby lie the ruins of the medieval castle, Châtel-Argent.
  
  ## International relations
  
  ### Twin towns — Sister cities
  
  Villeneuve is twinned with:
  
  * Aigueblanche, France
  