Challand-Saint-Anselme: 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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Challand-Saint-Anselme, halfway up the Val d'Ayas
Challand-Saint-Anselme takes up the middle stretch of the Val d'Ayas, the valley that climbs from Verrès towards Monte Rosa. The municipality is made of many hamlets, small villages of stone and timber houses scattered among meadows and woods on both sides of the valley, at heights of around 1,000 metres. The bigger ski areas are higher up, at the head of the valley; Verrès and the main valley, with the motorway and railway, are where people go for work and services.
The population has stayed fairly stable. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 740 residents in 2023, down 2.1% on 2011. The average age is 45.7, close to the 47.0 for the Aosta Valley, and over-65s make up 25.1%, in line with the regional 25.3%. Foreign residents account for 12.8%. Average declared income is below the regional average.
For buyers, each hamlet is a case of its own. Some are on the valley road, others are reached by narrow, steep stretches; sun exposure varies greatly from one side of the valley to the other and makes all the difference in winter. Buildings to restore include rural houses and rascard (traditional timber barns on stone bases), with strict rules on materials. This is climate zone F, the coldest category.
All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3, and the expected ground acceleration in Challand-Saint-Anselme is about 0.059 g. In old stone houses it is still worth asking when the roof and floors were last rebuilt.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality. The report links the address to its land parcel and checks landslides, mountain streams and slopes on the official maps, which in an Alpine valley change from one hamlet to the next.
Key points
- Middle stretch of the Val d'Ayas, hamlets on both sides.
- 740 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
- Average age 45.7, against 47.0 in the region.
- All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.
Overview
Challand-Saint-Anselme 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 740 residents, ranked 40 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Challand-Saint-Anselme 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 0.059 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 2.1%. 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 12.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Challand-Saint-Anselme declared an average taxable income of 22,272 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Challand-Saint-Anselme is in climate zone F, with 3,791 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,040 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Challand-Saint-Anselme has 2 schools.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 2.3% of the land in Challand-Saint-Anselme, 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
Challand-Saint-Anselme 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 Challand-Saint-Anselme.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Challand-Saint-Anselme: 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 Challand-Saint-Anselme 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 16 inhabited census areas in Challand-Saint-Anselme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 10.0%
- good 90.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Valle d'Aosta, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 007013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.