Châtillon, Aosta Valley

Châtillon (; Valdôtain: ; Issime ); is a town and comune (municipality) in the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley in northwestern Italy. It has inhabitants.

Châtillon borders the municipalities of Antey-Saint-André, Ayas, Champdepraz, La Magdeleine, Montjovet, Pontey, Saint-Denis, Saint-Vincent, and Torgnon.

Name

Châtillon was renamed "Castiglion Dora" in Italian in 1939 during Fascist rule in Italy. It was reverted to its original name in 1946.

Hameaux

Albard, Les Arsines, Assert, Bacquéret, Barat, La Barme-des-Antesans, Barmafol, Barmusse, Bellecombe, Bertinaz, Biaveusse, Les Biolasses, Biovre, Boësse, Les Boëttes, Breil-de-Barrel (Petit-Breil), Gros-Breil, Brun, Bourg, Le Brenvey, Breton, Brusoncles, Brusoncles-des-Gard (Brusoncles-Dessus), Brusoncles-des-Janin (Brusoncles-Dessous), Chaméran, Champ, Champeillon, Champ-Long, Champ-Cellier, Chardin, Chavod, Le Cheney, Chésallet, Cillod, Les Cloîtres, Closel, Conoz, Crêt-Blanc, Crêt-de-Breil, Le Crêt, Crétadonaz, Crétaz, Crétaz-Chardon, Les Dévies, Domianaz, L'Étavey, Étrop, Fontanellaz, La Fournaise, Les Fours, Francou, Grand-Freyan, Petit-Freyan, Frassiney, Garin, Jacquemet, Gléréyaz, Govergnou, Les Grands-Prés, Grange-de-Barme, Les Îles, Isseuries, Larianaz, La Marcaz, Merlin, Murates, Mont-Ros, Morasset, Moriolaz, Neyran, Nissod, Nouarsaz, La Nouvaz, Pavirolaz, Les Pérolles, Perrianaz, Perry, Pie, Pissin, Plan-Pissin, Plantin, Pointé, Praz-Carral, Praz-Garin, Praz-Négoz, Prélaz, Promiod, Rumélaz, Revard, Saint-Valentin, Saint-Clair, Salé, La Salère, Sarmasse, Salèche, Selotaz, Serviou, Sétoret, Saix-de-Val, Soleil, Solettaz, Sopien, La Sounère, Taxard, Les Toles, Tollein, Toniquet, Tornafol, Tour-de-Grange, La Tour, Travod, Ussel, Varé, Ventoux, La Verdettaz, Verlex.

Demographics

Immigration

Notable people

Châtillon is the ancestral home of the Bich family, whose most famous member was Marcel Bich, founder of Société Bic.

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