Challand-Saint-Anselme

Challand -Saint -Anselme is an Italian municipality in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley. The municipality has 769 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012), is located at an average altitude of 1030 m slm and has a size of 27 km ². The inhabitants are called challandins. Challand -Saint -Anselme is a member of the Association of Municipalities Comunità Montana Evançon and is located in the Val d' Ayas, a side valley of the Valle d'Aosta.

Challand -Saint -Anselme consists of the districts Allesaz, Arbaz, Bachan, Châtillonet, Corliod, Maé Moussanet, Orbeillaz, Quinçod, Pesan, Plésod, Ruvère, Tollégnaz and Tilly. The neighboring municipalities are Brusson Challand- Saint -Victor, Emarèse and Issime.

During the Fascist period, the village bore the name Italianate Villa St. Anselm.

History

On 26 June 1928, the municipality of Challand -Saint -Anselme was merged with the municipality of Challand -Saint -Victor by decree 1088. The new church was named Challants. The merger was undone on 12 September 1946. By the year 1976, the official spelling of the community Challants -Saint -Anselme.