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Perloz: 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: Localita' Capoluogo 1, Perloz.

Perloz, hamlets on the slope at the mouth of the Lys valley

Head up from Pont-Saint-Martin towards the Gressoney valley and Perloz comes almost at once: a municipality made up of many small hamlets spread over the hillside above the Lys stream. The town hall is at around 660 metres, but the altitude varies a lot from one hamlet to the next. Down in the valley, Pont-Saint-Martin has the railway station and the A5 motorway junction, useful for anyone working outside the valley.

Homes are mostly stone mountain buildings with heavy roofs and thick walls, often reached by narrow lanes or a short walk. Before buying, check how you get to the house by car and in snow, the condition of the roof and the cost of heating it: this is climate zone F, the coldest band. On steep slopes, gradient and landslide hazard need looking at plot by plot, and the report does this for the address.

In 2023 Perloz had 451 residents, almost the same as in 2011 (0.4% fewer). The estimated average age is 47.7, close to the regional 47.0, and over-65s make up 26.6% against 25.3%. Foreign residents account for 3.1%. Declared incomes are below the Aosta Valley average.

The Aosta Valley is a single province, and all 74 of its municipalities are in seismic zone 3 on the national scale kept by the Civil Protection Department. In Perloz expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.050 g.

The land registry here is the Revenue Agency's (Agenzia delle Entrate), with published maps, so the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Hamlets above the Lys, where the Gressoney valley begins.
  • Railway station and A5 junction below, at Pont-Saint-Martin.
  • 451 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Perloz 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 451 residents, ranked 50 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perloz 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 0.050 g, a low 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 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perloz declared an average taxable income of 21,139 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perloz is in climate zone F, with 3,210 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 661 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Perloz has 2 schools.

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 2.5% of the land in Perloz, 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

Perloz 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 Perloz.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perloz: 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 Perloz 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 13 inhabited census areas in Perloz. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 50.2%
  • good 49.8%

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 007048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.