In 1405 count Amedeo VIII of Savoy invested Thibaut de Montagny with jurisdiction over Brissogne: the family came from the Pays de Vaud, in Switzerland, and held the village until about 1500, when it died out. Their blazon ended up on the comune's coat of arms.
The comune lies on the shaded side of the valley, which in winter barely sees the sun: a cold, snowy season, with the odd mild day when the föhn arrives. High above, on the shore of Lake Les Laures, stands the Ernesto Ménabreaz bivouac. The 983 residents get warm but breezy summers and rain concentrated in spring and autumn.
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📅 Every year, on 25 November
Brissogne celebrates Saint Catherine of Alexandria on 25 November; her parish church stands in the hamlet of Primaz, not far from the ruins of the castle that dominates the small Aosta Valley municipality.
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Outside Brissogne, but an easy day trip away.
