About us
Fondation Grand Paradis
Fondation Grand Paradis was created to enhance and convey the natural and cultural peculiarities of the Aosta Valley area within the Gran Paradiso National Park jurisdiction.
The three valleys of the Gran Paradiso within the Aosta Valley have an exceptional heritage, that stretches over a vast mountainous area, going from the valley bottom to the Grand Paradiso’s 4,061m. It is a unique and protected area since 1922, the year when it was established as Italy’s first National Park.
The aim of Fondation Grand Paradis is to make this environment’s rich and varied fauna and flora known and respected, thanks to the Park’s visitor centres, the information points and the Alpine Botanical Garden Paradisia.
This territory is also characterised by its culture and traditions: medieval castles, traditional rural buildings and areas imbued with local culture and history are enhanced through eco-museums, exhibition centres, guided visits and didactic activities. The objective is to develop a new sensitivity towards nature and to revive local culture by creating temporary exhibitions and themed events throughout the whole year.
Fondation Grand Paradis brings together and represents the different stakeholders from the three valleys: the Aosta Valley Autonomous Region, the Gran Paradiso National Park body, the Municipalities and the Mountain Community, in order to create cultural and nature-based services which are integrated into the territory.
Enabling legislation: Legge Regionale n° 14, del 10 agosto 2004(Abrogazione delle leggi regionali 14 aprile 1998, n. 14, e 16 novembre 1999, n. 34.)
President: Mauro Bieler
Director: Luisa Vuillermoz
Partners: Aosta Valley Autonomous Region, Gran Paradiso National Park, the Grand Paradis Mountain Community, the municipalities of Aymavilles, Cogne, Introd, Rhêmes-Saint-Georges, Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, Valsavarenche, Villeneuve
Headquarters: Miners’ Village of Cogne.
Sites managed by Fondation Grand Paradis: :
- Gran Paradiso National Park visitor centres of Cogne, Rhêmes-Notre-Dame and Valsavarenche,
- Paradisia Alpine Botanical Garden of Valnontey (Cogne),
- Maison Gérard-Dayné of Cogne,
- Alpinart Exhibition Centre of Cogne,
- Maison Bruil of Introd,
- Introd Castle,
- Maison Musée Jean-Paul II , Les Combes (Introd),
- Maison Pellissier, Rhêmes-Saint-Georges,
- Châtel-Argent , Villeneuve.
Fondation Grand Paradis’ statute
Organization chart
Transparency operation
Information about the structure and organizational costs, according to the Regional Law number 47 of the 11th of December 2009, article 14, paragraph 10 (Disposizioni per la formazione del bilancio annuale e pluriennale della Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta - Legge finanziaria per gli anni 2010/2012).
President - Mauro Bieler
Director - Luisa Vuillermoz
Executive Committee:
- Mauro Bieler - President
- Santa Tutino - Regional chief operating officer of protected areas
- Fulvio Bovet - Regional chief operating officer of the environment
- Cristina Del Corso - Representative of the Gran Paradiso National Park
- Pierino Jocollé - Representative of the Municipalities
Board of Directors:
- Ruggero Michieletto, representative of the Municipality of Aymavilles
- Franco Allera, representative of the Municipality of Cogne
- Vittorio Stefano Anglesio representative of the Municipality of Introd
- Corrado Oreiller, representative of the Municipality of Rhêmes-Notre-Dame
- Roberta Quattrocchio, representative of the Municipality of Villeneuve
- Italo Cerise, representative of the Gran Paradiso National Park.
- Bruno Domaine, representative of Grand-Paradis Mountain Community.
- Laura Cossard, representative of the Municipality of Rhêmes-Saint-Georges
- Pierino Jocollé , representative of the Municipality of Valsavarenche
Rate of absence:
- Rate of staff absence for the month of September 2011 = 5,65%.