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Jovençan: 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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For example: Hameau Rotin 1, Jovençan.

Jovençan, hamlets across the Dora from Aosta

Jovençan is a municipality in the Aosta Valley made up of small hamlets spread across the slope on the right bank of the Dora Baltea, a few minutes' drive from Aosta. The town hall is at about 630 metres. For people working in the regional capital it is a quiet residential option, with meadows and woods around the houses and the city close by for schools, hospital and shops.

The population is younger than the regional average. At the end of 2023 there were 714 residents, down 5.8% on 2011; the average age is 45.5, lower than the regional 47.0, and over-65s make up 21.3% against 25.3%. Households average 2.09 people and foreign residents are 5.5%. Average declared income is close to the regional average, just below it.

You will find stone village houses, often renovated, old barns converted into homes and recent houses. Winters are climate zone E: insulation, sun exposure and access in snow weigh on the choice. In the mountains the report checks elevation, slope and the official landslide and stream flood maps for the exact address.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3, and in Jovençan the expected ground acceleration is about 0.099 g: a moderate hazard to keep in mind when renovating old buildings.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps in the Aosta Valley too, and the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Hamlets on the right bank of the Dora Baltea, minutes from Aosta.
  • Average age 45.5, below the regional 47.0.
  • Over-65s at 21.3%, against 25.3% in the region.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Jovençan 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 714 residents, ranked 42 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Jovençan 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 0.099 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Jovençan declared an average taxable income of 24,829 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Jovençan is in climate zone E, with 2,925 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 632 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Jovençan has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 5.8% of the land in Jovençan, 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

Jovençan 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 contaminated sites in Jovençan.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Jovençan: 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 Jovençan 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 Jovençan. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 18.6%
  • good 81.4%

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

ISTAT code 007038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.