Challand-Saint-Anselme

Challand-Saint-Anselme (Valdôtain: Tchallàn damoùn; Issime Walser: z'uabra Tschallanh); is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.

Challand-Saint-Anselme
Comune di Challand-Saint-Anselme
Commune de Challand-Saint-Anselme
Challand-Saint-Anselme in winter.
Coat of arms
Location of Challand-Saint-Anselme
Challand-Saint-Anselme
Location of Challand-Saint-Anselme in Italy
Challand-Saint-Anselme
Challand-Saint-Anselme (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°43′N 7°44′E
CountryItaly
RegionAosta Valley
Provincenone
FrazioniQuinçod (chef-lieu), Corliod, Tilly, Châtillonet, Bachan, Ruvére, Tollégnaz, Moussanet, Allésaz, Maé, Pésan, Orbeillaz, Arbaz, Plésod
Area
  Total27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (ISTAT 1 January 2013)[2]
  Total769
  Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Challandins
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11020
Dialing code0125
Patron saintAnselm of Aosta
Saint day21 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Religious architecture

  • Church of Saint-Anselme
  • Shrine of Sainte Anne

Notable inhabitants

Bianca Maria, the Countess of Challant was executed for adultery on 20 October 1526, becoming the prototype for many literary works. An account of Bianca Maria's life and death was included by Matteo Bandello in his 1554 Novelle collection. François de Belleforest translated Bandello's account into French in 1565, which in turn appeared in English as the 24th story in William Painter's Palace of Pleasure (1567). Early Jacobean English dramatist John Marston employed the lady as the title character of his tragedy The Insatiate Countess, first published in 1613.


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