Châtillon, Aosta Valley
Châtillon
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| Comune di Châtillon | |
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Châtillon Location of Châtillon in Italy Châtillon Châtillon (Aosta Valley) | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′56″N 07°36′52″E / 45.74889°N 7.61444°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Aosta Valley |
| Province | Aosta Valley |
| Frazioni | see list |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.68 km2 (15.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 549 m (1,801 ft) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 4,303 |
| • Density | 108.4/km2 (280.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Châtillonnais |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11024 |
| Dialing code | 0177 |
| Patron saint | St. Peter |
| Saint day | June 29 |
| Website | Official website |
Châtillon (French: [ʃatijɔ̃] ⓘ; Valdôtain: Tchahtéyón; Issime Walser: Géschtullju); is a town and comune (municipality) in the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley in northwestern Italy. It has 4,303 inhabitants.[3]
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.
Albard, Bellecombe, Breil-de-Barrel (or Petit-Breil), Gros-Breil, Bourg, Brusoncles, Brusoncles-des-Gard (or Brusoncles-Dessus), Brusoncles-des-Janin (or Brusoncles-Dessous), Barme-des-Antesans, Cret-de-Breil, Grange-de-Barme, Chaméran, Champlong, Fours, Ventoux, Garin, Sez-de-Val, La Fournaise, Conoz, La Verdettaz, Murate, Isseuries, Perrianaz, Chardin, Promiod, Boëttes, Francou, Arsine, Brenvey, Chancellier, Revard, Bioure, Salère, Varé, Chenez, Pointé, Étavé, Chésalet, Toniquet, Assert, Fressoney, Nissod, Travod, Domianaz, Closel, La Tour, Verlex, La Sounère, Barmusse, Crétadonaz, Cret-Blanc, Chavod, Merlin, Tour-de-Grange, Sarmasse, Barmafol, Plantin, Perolles, Soleil, Bretton, Saint-Valentin, Sellotaz, Govergnou, Cillod, Panorama, Remela, Neran, Larianaz, Gléréyaz, La Marca, Crétaz, Cloîtres, Plan-Pissin, Tornafol, Saint-Clair, Piou, Cérouic, Étrop, Pragarin, Salé, Les Îles, Les Pérolles, Taxard, Ussel, Château-d'Ussel, Biolasse, Perry, Mont Ross, Toule.
Demographics
As of 2025, the population is 4,303, of which 48.9% are male, and 51.1% are female. Minors make up 12.7% of the population, and seniors make up 27.1%.[4]
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Immigration
Of the 4,244 residents at the time of the most recent count that included countries of birth, residents' countries of birth included the following countries, in descending order of frequency: Italy (3,770 – 88.8%), Morocco (110 – 2.6%), Romania (69 – 1.6%), France (44 – 1%), Brazil (26 – 0.6%).[7]
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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Winter panorama of Châtillon.
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The church of Notre-Dame-de-Grâces.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2025". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-02-23. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2025". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-02-23. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2025". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-02-23. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)