Issime

Issime (French: [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.

Welcome road sign at the entrance to the municipality of Issime and the Walser community of the upper Lys Valley.

Issime Éischeme (Walser)
Comune
Comune di Issime Commune d'Issime Gemeindeverwaltung Eischeme
Saint James Church
Location of Issime
Issime Location of Issime in Italy Show map of Italy Issime Issime (Aosta Valley) Show map of Aosta Valley
Coordinates: 45°41′N 7°51′E
Country	Italy
Region	Aosta Valley
Province	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 [1]
• Total	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	956 m (3,136 ft)
Population  (31 December 2022)[2]
• Total	365
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Issimesi (in Italian) Issimois (in French) Eischemeyra (in töitschu)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11020
Dialing code	0125
ISTAT code	7036
Patron saint	Saint James
Saint day	25 July
Website	Official website