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Emarèse: 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 Eresaz 1, Emarèse.

Emarèse, a mountain village above the middle Dora valley

For a mountain village, Emarèse has a remarkably steady and fairly young population. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 225 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (228). The estimated average age is 44.6, below the 47.0 of the Aosta Valley as a whole, over-65s make up 24.0% and households have 2.05 members on average. There are 8.89 school sites per 1,000 residents, against 1.75 across the region.

The village lies above a thousand metres, on the slope rising from the middle stretch of the Dora Baltea valley, with hamlets scattered among meadows and woods. For larger shops and for work, people drive down to the valley floor; Aosta is the reference for hospital and regional offices. This is climate zone F, with long winters, so heating and insulation weigh heavily on the running costs of a home.

Buyers here mostly find traditional stone and timber houses, barns to convert, or more recent detached houses. Renovations are subject to landscape rules, distances and requirements on materials, so check with the town hall before you sign. On the slopes, the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and in Emarèse the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.062 g. In an old stone building it is still worth having the connections between walls and floors checked. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here too, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Village above a thousand metres over the middle Dora Baltea valley.
  • 225 residents in 2023, close to the 228 of 2011.
  • Average age 44.6, below the Aosta Valley's 47.0.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Emarèse 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 225 residents, ranked 61 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Emarèse 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 0.062 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Emarèse declared an average taxable income of 24,787 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Emarèse is in climate zone F, with 3,997 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Emarèse 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 4.7% of the land in Emarèse, 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

Emarèse 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 open contaminated sites in Emarèse; 6 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Emarèse: 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 Emarèse 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 5 inhabited census areas in Emarèse. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 007025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.