Issime

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

Issime

Éischeme  (Walser)
Comune di Issime
Commune d'Issime
Gemeindeverwaltung Eischeme
Saint James Church
Location of Issime
Issime
Location of Issime in Italy
Issime
Issime (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°41′N 7°51′E
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
  Total35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
956 m (3,136 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2007)[2]
  Total404
  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
Welcome notice at the entrance to the municipality of Issime

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. Die Alpen, June 2011, p.29 Archived 2013-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Obsolete. Recent works in German indicate the official French name only - cf. Liederbuch von Gressoney und Issime Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine and Peter Zürrer, Sprachkontakt in Walser Dialekten: Gressoney und Issime im Aostatal (Italien).



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