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Arnad: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste, Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Frazione Ville 1, Arnad.

Arnad, lardo, vineyards and the lower Dora valley

Arnad's name is tied above all to its lardo, the cured pork fat made here and protected by a designation of origin. The municipality lies in the lower Aosta Valley, on the floor of the Dora Baltea valley between Verrès and Hône, with terraced vineyards on the sunny slopes and woodland higher up. Aosta lies up the valley and Piedmont down it: anyone working elsewhere travels along the main road or the A5 motorway, both running through the valley.

Homes are split between the valley floor, with more convenient and recent houses, and the villages scattered over the slopes, made of stone houses with slate-slab roofs, sometimes reached only by narrow roads. For those, winter sunshine, access in snow and the state of the roof are what count. The area is in climate zone E.

In 2023 Arnad had 1,232 residents, 4.8% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.0, a little lower than 47.0 for the region, and over-65s make up 24.6%. Foreign nationals account for 5.0%.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3. The expected ground acceleration in Arnad's built-up area is about 0.055 g, a low value: for a stone house, the roof, damp and services matter more.

The report uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, available for Arnad, and reaches the land parcel from the address. In an Alpine valley with the Dora at the bottom and side torrents, floods, landslides and avalanches are checked on the official maps for each location.

Key points

  • Lower Aosta Valley, on the Dora valley floor between Verrès and Hône.
  • Home of lardo di Arnad and terraced vineyards.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • 1,232 residents, down 4.8% since 2011.

Overview

Arnad is a municipality in the province of Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste, in Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste. At the end of 2023 it had 1,232 residents, ranked 29 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arnad is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 74 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.055 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arnad declared an average taxable income of 24,459 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arnad is in climate zone E, with 2,774 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 361 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Arnad has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.7% of the land in Arnad, compared with 2.2% in the province and 2.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Arnad is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Valle d'Aosta in 2026. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Arnad.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Arnad: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Arnad are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 23 inhabited census areas in Arnad. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 42.0%
  • good 58.0%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 007004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.