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Brissogne: 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 Grand-Brissogne 1, Brissogne.

Brissogne, the shady slope just outside Aosta

Brissogne lies on the right bank of the Dora Baltea, just east of Aosta, on the side of the valley locals call the envers, the north-facing slope. The municipality runs from hamlets on the hillside down to the flat valley floor, and it is one of the villages around the regional capital where people live in the mountains and work in town.

For a buyer, orientation is the first thing to check. On the shady side winter days are short and the sun arrives late; in climate zone F that affects heating, damp and snow on the roofs. On the other hand Aosta is a few minutes' drive away, with services, schools and the railway station.

The population has been fairly steady: 953 residents in 2023, down 3.1% on 2011. It is younger than the regional average, with an average age of 46.0 against 47.0 and over-65s at 21.8% against 25.3%. Households have 2.24 people on average and foreign residents account for 3.8%. Declared incomes are below the Aosta Valley average.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection classification; in Brissogne the expected ground acceleration is 0.085 g. In the stone houses of the hamlets, look at the roof, floors and how the walls are tied together.

Between the Dora below and the streams coming down the slope, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published, and the report goes from the street to the land parcel.

Key points

  • North-facing envers slope of the Dora, near Aosta.
  • Facing north: weigh up sunlight and heating.
  • All 74 municipalities in the region in seismic zone 3.
  • Average age 46.0, below the regional figure.

Overview

Brissogne 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 953 residents, ranked 33 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brissogne 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 0.085 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brissogne declared an average taxable income of 23,259 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brissogne is in climate zone F, with 3,516 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 839 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brissogne has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 4.7% of the land in Brissogne, 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

Brissogne is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Valle d'Aosta in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is very high. 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 open contaminated sites in Brissogne; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Brissogne: 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 Brissogne 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 11 inhabited census areas in Brissogne. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.0%
  • fair 97.0%

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 007011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.