| Raymond Vautherin | |
| Birth Date: | 18 September 1935 |
| Birth Place: | La Thuile, Italy |
| Death Place: | Aymavilles, Italy |
| Occupation: | Linguist, poet, playwright |
Raymond Vautherin (La Thuile, 18 September 1935 – Aymavilles, 11 February 2018) was a French-speaking Italian linguist, poet and playwright. He wrote plays and poetry in Valdôtain dialect.
Raymond Vautherin was born on 18 September 1935 in La Thuile.[1] After his father died, he moved to Pont d'Aël, Aymavilles.
Vautherin wrote poetry in Valdôtain dialect, locally called patois, from the Aosta Valley.[1] As a member of the Comité des Traditions Valdôtaines, he authored several plays in this patois and revived Charaban, the local theatre company in patois.[1] He also translated the Book of Proverbs and The Little Prince into patois.[2] From 1975 to his death, he was the editor-in-chief of Lo Flambò, the official magazine of the committee.[1]
He was also a member of the Valdotainian academic society Académie Saint-Anselme.
Vautherin died on 11 February 2018 in Aymavilles.[2]