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Champdepraz: 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 Viering 1, Champdepraz.

Champdepraz, the Chalamy valley and Mont Avic park

Much of Champdepraz is taken up by the Mont Avic Nature Park: woods, lakes and streams in the Chalamy valley. The inhabited houses are lower down, in hamlets scattered across the slope that descends towards the Dora Baltea in the lower valley. The main road, railway and motorway run along the valley floor, and nearby towns such as Verrès offer shops, schools and services.

The population is growing: there were 726 residents in 2023, up 3.4% on 2011 (Istat, the national statistics office). The average age is 46.5, just below the regional 47.0, and over-65s make up 23.6% against 25.3%. Foreign residents account for 7.2%. Declared incomes are a little below the Aosta Valley average.

Buyers need to think about height and exposure. The lower hamlets are close to transport links; the higher ones have long winters and mountain roads. Everywhere, insulation and heating weigh on costs, as this is climate zone E. Many buildings are stone with slate-slab roofs (lose), which need specialist upkeep. On the slopes the report reads the official landslide maps, and along the stream the flood maps.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3; in Champdepraz the expected ground acceleration is about 0.059 g, a low value.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published here too, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hamlets above the Dora Baltea, with Mont Avic park.
  • Population up 3.4% since 2011.
  • The whole Aosta Valley is in seismic zone 3.
  • Average age 46.5, against 47.0 in the region.

Overview

Champdepraz 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 726 residents, ranked 41 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Champdepraz 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 grown by 3.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Champdepraz declared an average taxable income of 23,836 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Champdepraz is in climate zone E, with 2,971 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 523 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Champdepraz has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 1.4% of the land in Champdepraz, 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

Champdepraz 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Champdepraz. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 71.1%
  • good 28.3%

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 007017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.