Courmayeur: 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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Courmayeur, the town at the foot of Mont Blanc
Courmayeur is the last Italian municipality before Mont Blanc: the motorway from Aosta ends here, the tunnel to France starts here, and the Skyway cable car climbs from here towards the glaciers. The town lies above 1,200 metres at the head of the Valdigne, and its territory takes in the Val Ferret and Val Veny as well as hamlets such as Entrèves, La Palud and Dolonne.
It is one of Italy's best-known mountain resorts, and the property market reflects that: alongside residents' homes there are many flats and chalets used as second homes, for skiing in winter and hiking in summer. Buyers need to think about seasonality, service charges and heating costs in climate zone F, snow on access roads and, for anyone planning to let, the regional and local rules on holiday rentals. Aosta, with its hospital and services, is about half an hour away.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,602 residents in 2023, down 7.6% on 2011. The average age is 47.6, close to the 47.0 of the Aosta Valley, and 25.3% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 6.7%. Declared incomes are well above the regional average.
Courmayeur is in seismic zone 3, with an expected acceleration of 0.118 g. For a chalet or a stone and timber house, ask for the paperwork on structural work, especially on the roof and floors, which here also carry the weight of snow.
Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and the report reaches the land parcel. In high mountains the ground changes a lot from one spot to the next, and the official hillside maps should be read for the exact address.
Key points
- At the foot of Mont Blanc, tunnel and Skyway cable car
- Second homes, chalets and a strongly seasonal market
- 2,602 residents, average age 47.6
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.118 g
Overview
Courmayeur 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 2,602 residents, ranked 11 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Courmayeur 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 0.118 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 7.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Courmayeur declared an average taxable income of 39,651 euros, above the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Courmayeur is in climate zone F, with 3,926 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,224 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Courmayeur has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.
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 1.0% of the land in Courmayeur, 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
Courmayeur is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 open contaminated sites in Courmayeur; 6 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Courmayeur: 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 Courmayeur 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 39 inhabited census areas in Courmayeur. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 27.8%
- good 53.8%
- very good 18.4%
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 007022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.