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°ECoordinates: 45°41′N 7°51′E / 45.683°N 7.850°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Valle d'Aosta |
| Province / Metropolitan city | 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 | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 11020 |
| Dialing code | 0125 |
| Patron saint | Saint James |
| Saint day | 25 July |
| Website | Official website |
Issime (Éischemtöitschu: Éischeme; German: Einsimmen[2][3]) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Its population speak Walser German.
References
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ↑ Die Alpen, June 2011, p.29
- ↑ 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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