Issime

Issime
Comune
Comune di Issime
Commune d'Issime
Gemeindeverwaltung Eischeme
Saint James Church
Issime
Location of Issime in Italy
Coordinates: 45°41′N 7°51′E / 45.683°N 7.850°E / 45.683; 7.850Coordinates: 45°41′N 7°51′E / 45.683°N 7.850°E / 45.683; 7.850
Country Italy
Region Aosta Valley
Province none
Frazioni Official toponyms in French, in brackets the version in töitschu:
Bioley (Biouley), Ceresole (Di Zinnisili), Champriond (Tschendriun), Chef-lieu (Duarf or Hauptort), Chincheré (Tschentschiri), Crest (Krecht), Crose (Kruasi), Cugna (Künju), Fontaineclaire (Funtrunkieeru), Grand Champ (Gran Tschamp), Grand Praz (Gran Proa), Nicche (Nicke), Plane (Pioani), Praz (Proa), Preit (Preite), Proasch (Proasch), Ribola (Ribulu), Riccard (Rickard), Riccourt (Rickurt), Riccourt Dessus (Z’uabra Rickurt), Riva (Réivu), Rollie (Rolji), Seingles (Zéngji), Seingles Dessus (Z’uabra Zéngji), Stein (Stein), Tontinel (Tuntelentsch), Vecchaus (Vetschus), Zan (San)
Government
  Mayor Christian Linty
Area
  Total 35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation 956 m (3,136 ft)
Population (1 January 2007)[1]
  Total 404
  Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Issimesi (in Italian)
Issimois (in French)
Eischemeyra (in töitschu)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 11020
Dialing code 0125
ISTAT code 7036
Patron saint Saint James
Saint day 25 July
Website Official website
Welcome notice at the entrance to the municipality of Issime

Issime (Issime Walser: Éischeme; German: Einsimmen; Valdôtain: Éséima (locally Eichima)[2][3]) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Its population speak Walser German.

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. Die Alpen, June 2011, p.29 Archived 2013-09-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Obsolete. Recent works in German indicate the official French name only - cf. Liederbuch von Gressoney und Issime and Peter Zürrer, Sprachkontakt in Walser Dialekten: Gressoney und Issime im Aostatal (Italien).


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