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Issime
Comune di Issime
Commune d'Issime
Gemeindeverwaltung Eischeme
Saint James Church
Saint James Church
Location of Issime
Map
CountryItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Provincenone
FrazioniOfficial 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
 • MayorChristian Linty
Area
 • Total
35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
956 m (3,136 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2007)[2]
 • Total
404
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Issimesi (in Italian)
Issimois (in French)
Eischemeyra (in töitschu)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0125
ISTAT code7036
Patron saintSaint James
Saint day25 July
WebsiteOfficial website

Issime (Éischemtöitschu: Éischeme; German: Einsimmen[3][4]) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Its population speak Walser German.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ Die Alpen, June 2011, p.29
  4. ^ 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).