Issime

Issime (; ; ; Valdôtain: (locally in patois gabençois, )) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Its population speaks Walser German.

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Issime is a small town in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy where the local population speaks Walser German, a distinct Germanic language. It represents an interesting example of linguistic and cultural diversity within Italy, preserving a unique language community in the Alpine region.

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Italian comune.name: Issime
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di IssimeCommune d'IssimeGemeindeverwaltung Eischeme
Italian comune.native_name: Eichima/Éséima (Valdôtain)
Italian comune.image_skyline: Chiesa di Issime.JPG
Italian comune.image_caption: Saint James Church
Italian comune.province: none
Italian comune.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)
Italian comune.mayor: Christian Linty
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 35
Italian comune.population_total: 365
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2022
Italian comune.population_demonym: Issimesi (in Italian)Issimois (in French)Eischemeyra (in töitschu)
Italian comune.elevation_m: 956
Italian comune.saint: Saint James
Italian comune.day: 25 July
Italian comune.postal_code: 11020
Italian comune.area_code: 0125
Italian comune.istat: 7036

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Official name: Issime
Demonym: éischemera
Population: 365
Area: 35.38
Elevation: 956
Official website: www.comune.issime.ao.it
Image: Chiesa di Issime.JPG
Dialing code: 0125
Licence plate code: AO

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postal code: 11020
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Issime (; ; ; Valdôtain: (locally in patois gabençois, )) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Its population speaks Walser German.

== Culture == Issime is a village of Walser language and culture. What distinguishes the community of Issime from other areas of the Alpine arc, as highlighted by many studies, are its multilingualism and the coexistence of two ethnic groups (the German-speaking and the Franco-Provençal ones).