La Val

• Name — La Val • Official Name — Comun de La Val Comune di La Valle Gemeinde Wengen • Image Shield — la Valle-Stemma.png • Region — Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol • Province — South Tyrol (BZ) • Mayor — Felix Nagler • Area Total Km2 — 39.0 • Population Total — 1307 • Population As Of — Nov. 2010 • Population Demonym — Italian: badiotti German: Wengener • Saint — St. Genesius • Day — August 25 • Postal Code — 39030 • Area Code — 0471 La Val (La Valle la ˈvalle; Wengen De-Wengen.ogg) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Bolzano.

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,307 and an area of 39.0 km2.

The emblem consists of a vert branch, placed on bend, with two leaves on argent, it is the emblem of the family Rü. The emblem was adopted in 1969.

According to the 2024 census, 96.45% of the population speak Ladin, 1.70% Italian and 1.85% German as first language.

In tourist centers people also speak some English. The religion is Roman Catholic. Tourism (hiking, mountain climbing, mountain biking) is a mainstay of the local economy as is agriculture. There is no locally-centered ski tourism, but in winter shuttle buses transport tourists to the nearby ski resorts such as Alta Badia. Tourism usually peaks in the winter months due to the comunes' location and attractions. Whereas in earlier decades the agricultural economy was, to a large degree, self-sufficient, it has become, meanwhile, more of a monoculture based on cattle. Down the valley at the Gran Ega river in Pederoa is a handicraft and industrial zone (shoes, textiles). La Val (Wengen) borders the following municipalities: Badia, Mareo and San Martin de Tor. • Illustration — Main Church St. Jenesius • Illustration — empty old house in Miribun • Illustration — Religious Procession • Illustration — Armentara • Illustration — Romanesque house in Furnacia • Illustration — Max Planck was guest in Rumestluns • Illustration — Old Bath Rumestluns "as seen by the chapel itself" • Illustration — Barbarakapelle (left) and old church (middle) "as seen by the chapel itself"