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Aymavilles: 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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For example: Frazione Ozein 1, Aymavilles.

Aymavilles, the castle and the gateway to the Cogne valley

Just west of Aosta, on the right bank of the Dora Baltea, Aymavilles covers the alluvial fan and slopes at the mouth of the Cogne valley. Its castle, with corner towers, stands above vineyards climbing the hillside, and the territory includes the Pont d'Aël, a Roman aqueduct bridge over the gorge of the Grand Eyvia stream. Aosta is a few kilometres away for work, schools and services.

The municipality is made up of many hamlets at different heights. Lower down, near the valley road, are the newer houses and services; higher up there are stone villages with slate roofs, meadows and orchards. Buying higher up means snow, slopes and narrow lanes, but also good sun on many hillsides. The climate zone is E.

According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,096 residents in 2023, up 1.2% on 2011. The average age is 46.3, slightly below the 47.0 of the Aosta Valley, and over-65s make up 25.7%. Foreign residents account for 6.2%. Declared incomes are below the regional average.

The whole region is in seismic zone 3, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.098 g. In stone houses with heavy slate roofs, the weight of the roof is the first thing to have checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report finds the plot from the address and shows the official landslide and flood maps, which deserve a careful read on alluvial fans and along streams.

Key points

  • Municipality at the mouth of the Cogne valley, near Aosta.
  • Castle, vineyards and the Roman aqueduct bridge of Pont d'Aël.
  • 2,096 residents, up 1.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.098 g.

Overview

Aymavilles 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 2,096 residents, ranked 16 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aymavilles 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 0.098 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 grown by 1.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aymavilles declared an average taxable income of 24,097 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aymavilles is in climate zone E, with 2,937 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 640 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 2.0% of the land in Aymavilles, 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

Aymavilles 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 Aymavilles.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aymavilles: 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 Aymavilles 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 26 inhabited census areas in Aymavilles. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.5%
  • good 83.5%

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 007008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.