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

Issime
Éischeme (Walser)
Comune di Issime
Commune d'Issime
Gemeindeverwaltung Eischeme
Saint James Church
Saint James Church
Location of Issime
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Issime is located in Italy
Issime
Issime
Location of Issime in Italy
Issime is located in Aosta Valley
Issime
Issime
Issime (Aosta Valley)
Coordinates: 45°41′N 7°51′E / 45.683°N 7.850°E / 45.683; 7.850
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
 (31 December 2022)[2]
 • Total
365
 • Density10/km2 (27/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 and the Walser community of higher Lys Valley.

References

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  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 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).