Challand-Saint-Victor

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Challand-Saint-Victor
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Challand-Saint-Victor (Italy)
Challand-Saint-Victor
Country Italy
region Aosta Valley
Coordinates 45 ° 41 ′  N , 7 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  E
height 744  m slm
surface 25 km²
Residents 535 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 11020
prefix 0125
ISTAT number 007014
Popular name challandins
Patron saint Saint Victor de Soleure
Website Challand-Saint-Victor

Challand-Saint-Victor (Walser German z'undra Tschallanh ) is an Italian commune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley . The community has 535 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), is at an average altitude of 744  m slm and has a size of 25 km². The inhabitants are called challandins . Challand-Saint-Victor is a member of the Unité des Communes valdôtaines Évançon and is located in the Ayas Valley , a side valley of the Aosta Valley.

Challand-Saint-Victor consists of the districts Abaz, Champeille, Châtaignères, Isollaz, Nabian, Sizan, Targnod, Vervaz, Ville and Viran. The neighboring municipalities are Arnad , Challand-Saint-Anselme , Émarèse , Issime , Montjovet and Verrès .

During the time of fascism , the village had the Italianized name of Villa Sant'Anselmo .

history

From the beginning of the 13th century until its destruction around 1470, the Château de Ville was the ancestral seat of the noble family Challant, who ruled the Aosta Valley .

On June 26, 1928, by decree 1088, the municipality of Challand-Saint-Victor was merged with the municipality of Challand-Saint-Anselme. The new parish was called Challant. The merger was reversed on September 12, 1946. Until 1976, the official spelling of the parish Challan was t -Saint-Victor.

literature

Location of Challand-Saint-Victor within the Aosta Valley region
  • Louis Bonin: Vallée de Challand - Brusson - Guide et folklore . Mondovì Tipografia Commerciale, 1928 (Italian)
  • Marco Soggetto: Le Vette della Val d'Ayas . L'Escursionista Editore, Rimini 2008 (Italian)

Web links

Commons : Challand-Saint-Victor  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.