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Doues: 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 Javiod 1, Doues.

Doues, a mountain municipality at the mouth of the Valpelline

Above Aosta, at the mouth of the Valpelline, Doues is a mountain municipality of hamlets spread across the slopes, with the town hall above 1,100 metres and meadows, woods and pasture around it. Aosta is a short drive away, and people who work in town find more space and a mountain way of life here.

In 2023 there were 505 residents, up 5.9% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age of 47.5 is in line with the regional 47.0, and over-65s are 25.3%; foreign residents are 2.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Aosta Valley average.

For a house in a mountain hamlet, the checks start with access: whether the road is cleared in winter, parking, and the slope of the last stretch. Then come insulation and heating, because the climate zone is F and winters are long. With renovated stone houses, ask for the documents and certificates for the work.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3; in Doues the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.110 g. For an older building it helps to know how the walls, floors and roof are tied together.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report traces the address to the land parcel. On slopes like these, landslides and debris flows depend on the exact spot, and the report checks the official maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets at the mouth of the Valpelline, above Aosta.
  • Population up 5.9% since 2011.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Climate zone F: check winter access and insulation.

Overview

Doues 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 505 residents, ranked 48 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Doues 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 0.110 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 5.9%. 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 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Doues declared an average taxable income of 24,063 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Doues is in climate zone F, with 3,996 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,176 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Doues 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 4.0% of the land in Doues, 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

Doues 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 medium. 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 Doues.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Doues: 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 Doues 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 17 inhabited census areas in Doues. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 70.3%
  • good 29.7%

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 007024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.