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Pollein: 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: Via Chênière 1, Pollein.

Pollein, the hillside across the Dora Baltea from Aosta

Across the Dora Baltea river from Aosta, on the slope facing north, Pollein is one of the municipalities in the ring around the regional capital. The lower part, near the valley floor, has light industrial and commercial areas, while higher up are hamlets of stone houses with vineyards and meadows on terraces. Aosta is a few minutes away by car.

For buyers, the choice is between newer homes on the valley floor, convenient for anyone working in town, and hamlet houses on the slope, quieter but with steep roads and access to check in winter. On the slopes, the report checks the gradient, elevation and official landslide maps at the address; near the Dora it looks at the flood maps instead.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,501 residents in 2023, down 2.0% on 2011. Pollein is younger than the regional average: the average age is 45.3 against 47.0 in the Aosta Valley, over-65s make up 22.1% and foreign residents 5.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below the regional average.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3; in Pollein the expected ground acceleration is 0.092 g, a moderate value. For a stone house in one of the hamlets, ask what work has been done on the roof and floors. The climate is that of an Alpine valley floor (climate zone E), with cold winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Part of the ring around Aosta, across the Dora Baltea.
  • Average age 45.3, below the regional average.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Valley floor or hillside hamlets: different priorities.

Overview

Pollein 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 1,501 residents, ranked 22 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pollein 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 0.092 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 2.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pollein declared an average taxable income of 24,717 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pollein is in climate zone E, with 2,802 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 551 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pollein has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.

There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 6.6% of the land in Pollein, 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

Pollein 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pollein, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pollein: 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 Pollein 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 9 inhabited census areas in Pollein. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.9%
  • fair 96.1%

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 007049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.