La Thuile: 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 Thuile, skiing and holiday homes below the Little St Bernard
La Thuile is the last Italian municipality on the road to the Little St Bernard Pass, the crossing into France. The village sits above 1,400 metres in a basin enclosed by mountains, and in winter it lives mainly on skiing: the ski area is linked with La Rosière on the French side.
As a result, much of the local property market consists of holiday homes, apartments in residence complexes and chalets, and buyers often have holiday lettings in mind. Beyond the price, think about service charges, room for skis and a car, heating (this is climate zone F, with long winters and a lot of snow) and the condition of the roof. Anyone planning to live here all year should allow for the distance to larger services, which are further down the valley.
There were 776 residents in 2023, a change of 0.0% compared with 2011. The average age is 47.1, in line with the 47.0 of the Aosta Valley as a whole, and foreign residents account for 5.2%. Average declared income is higher than the regional figure. Overture Maps, an open map database, lists 38 bars and restaurants in the municipality, a sign of how much tourism counts.
All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3, and here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.108 g. In a mountain house it is still worth asking for the construction date and any structural work, especially where an old building has had a floor added on top.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps in the Aosta Valley too, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Along streams and on the slopes, the official landslide and flood maps are read for the exact location of the house.
Key points
- Last Italian municipality before the Little St Bernard Pass.
- Skiing linked with France, many holiday homes and residences.
- Climate zone F, above 1,400 metres: snow and long winters.
- All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.
Overview
La Thuile 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 776 residents, ranked 38 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, La Thuile 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 0.108 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in La Thuile declared an average taxable income of 30,016 euros, above the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
La Thuile is in climate zone F, with 4,394 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,441 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, La Thuile has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 0.9% of the land in La Thuile, 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 Thuile 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 La Thuile; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within La Thuile: 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 Thuile 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 15 inhabited census areas in La Thuile. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 20.8%
- good 69.6%
- very good 9.6%
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 007041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.