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Hône: 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: Via Vareynaz 1, Hône.

Hône, at the mouth of the Champorcher valley

Facing the fortress of Bard on the opposite bank of the Dora Baltea, the village of Hône marks the entrance to the Champorcher valley, down which the Ayasse stream flows. This is the lower Aosta Valley, at around 360 metres: Pont-Saint-Martin and the border with Piedmont are downstream, Aosta further up the main valley, which is served by the A5 motorway.

The location suits people working in the lower valley or in the Canavese area of Piedmont. The municipality has a built-up valley floor and hamlets climbing the slopes. Houses range from stone buildings with traditional slab roofs to more recent homes near the main road. Declared incomes are close to the regional average, just below it.

The population is almost stable: 1,159 residents in 2023, just 16 fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.0 matches the regional figure (47.0); over-65s are 25.6% and foreign residents 7.2%.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.052 g, a low value. In old stone houses the roofs, which carry the weight of snow, and the state of the walls matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Between the Dora, the mouth of the Ayasse and the steep slopes, flood and landslide hazard should be checked on the official maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • Lower Aosta Valley, at the mouth of the Champorcher valley.
  • All 74 municipalities in the region in seismic zone 3.
  • Population almost stable: 1,159 in 2023.
  • River, stream and slopes: flood and landslide checks by address.

Overview

Hône 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 1,159 residents, ranked 30 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Hône 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 0.052 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 1.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% 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 Hône declared an average taxable income of 25,648 euros, in line with the province (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Hône is in climate zone E, with 2,778 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 364 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Hône has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.9 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 6.0% of the land in Hône, 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

Hône 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 Hône; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Hône: 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 Hône 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 21 inhabited census areas in Hône. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 28.2%
  • good 71.8%

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 007034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.