La Salle: 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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La Salle, the Valdigne at a thousand metres below Mont Blanc
On the road climbing from Aosta towards Courmayeur and Mont Blanc, La Salle spreads over the side of the Valdigne, the upper valley of the Dora Baltea. The town hall stands at around a thousand metres, and the municipality takes in several hamlets, some on the valley floor and others higher up among meadows and woods. As everywhere in the Aosta Valley, French is spoken too, and the village names show it.
For buyers, the choice of hamlet makes a big difference. Down on the valley floor you are close to the main road and the ski valleys; higher up you gain sun and quiet but lose convenience in winter. This is climate zone F, the coldest category, so insulation, windows and heating deserve as much attention as the price. Alongside main homes there is a market for holiday houses, helped by the closeness of Courmayeur.
According to Istat, Italy's statistics office, there are 2,032 residents in 2023, down 1.9% on 2011. The average age is 45.8, below the regional 47.0, with 23.1% over 65. Foreign residents make up 8.3%. Declared incomes are above the Aosta Valley average.
La Salle is in seismic zone 3 and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.109 g, a moderate level. In mountain houses of stone and timber, look at the roof, which has to carry the snow load, and at how the walls are tied together. On a hillside site, the report reads the official landslide maps for the address, as well as flood maps near the streams.
The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps here as well.
Key points
- Valdigne, on the road between Aosta and Courmayeur.
- Climate zone F, homes at around a thousand metres.
- Residents: 2,032 in 2023, average age 45.8.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.109 g.
Overview
La Salle 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 2,032 residents, ranked 18 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, La Salle 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 0.109 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 1.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in La Salle declared an average taxable income of 27,562 euros, above the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
La Salle is in climate zone F, with 3,734 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,001 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, La Salle has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 2 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 1.8% of the land in La Salle, 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
La Salle is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Valle d'Aosta in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is very high. 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 La Salle; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within La Salle: 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 La Salle 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 La Salle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 33.1%
- good 66.6%
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 007040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.