Montjovet: 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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Montjovet, the Dora gorge in lower Aosta Valley
Montjovet lies in the lower Aosta Valley, where the valley of the Dora Baltea narrows between rock walls, between Verrès and Saint-Vincent. The valley floor carries the main road and the motorway to Aosta, while most of the hamlets sit on the slopes among woods, terraced vineyards and meadows. Above the valley floor you can see the ruins of the castle of Saint-Germain.
The main choice for buyers is between the valley floor, convenient for travel and close to the services of nearby towns, and the villages on the slopes, quieter and sunnier but reached by narrow roads. Traditional houses are in stone with stone-slab roofs, often needing restoration, alongside more recent homes. The climate zone is E, so heating, insulation and winter access should be factored in.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,748 residents in 2023, down 4.5% on 2011. The average age is 46.8, in line with the regional 47.0, and over-65s make up 23.4%. Households are small, 2.08 people on average, and foreign residents are 3.6%. Declared incomes are below the Aosta Valley average.
Montjovet is in seismic zone 3, like all 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.061 g. For a stone house, ask whether the roof and walls have been strengthened.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. In a narrow valley like this one the report checks the gradient and the official landslide and flood maps for the address, along the Dora and the side streams, since conditions change a great deal from one hamlet to the next.
Key points
- Lower Aosta Valley, in the Dora gorge between Verrès and Saint-Vincent.
- Convenient valley floor or hillside villages: two different ways of living.
- Residents down 4.5% since 2011, over-65s at 23.4%.
- Seismic zone 3, like all 74 municipalities in the region.
Overview
Montjovet 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 1,748 residents, ranked 20 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montjovet 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 0.061 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montjovet declared an average taxable income of 24,160 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montjovet is in climate zone E, with 2,785 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 406 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montjovet has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
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 6.7% of the land in Montjovet, compared with 2.2% in the province and 2.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Montjovet 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 Montjovet; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montjovet: 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 Montjovet 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 37 inhabited census areas in Montjovet. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.5%
- fair 51.9%
- good 47.6%
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 007043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.