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Quart: 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' L'Amerique 1, Quart.

Quart, a castle and sunny villages east of Aosta

Quart covers the sunny side of the main valley east of Aosta and runs down to the valley floor of the Dora Baltea. It has no single centre: it is made up of many villages scattered across meadows, vineyards and woods at different heights, and among them stands Quart Castle, restored and open to visitors. Aosta is a few kilometres away.

For anyone working in Aosta it is one of the closest options. On the valley floor, along the SS26 road and close to the A5 motorway, there are retail and business areas and the newest houses; further up are villages of stone houses, often restored, and narrower roads that need care in winter. The south-facing position is a real advantage for light and heating.

The municipality is growing: 4,127 residents in 2023, 6.6% more than in 2011, and it holds 3.4% of the population of the Aosta Valley. Residents are younger than the regional average, with an average age of 44.5 against 47.0 and over-65s at 20.7%. Foreign residents account for 4.1%. Declared incomes are above the regional average.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and in Quart expected ground acceleration is about 0.087 g. For stone houses in the villages, what matters most is the state of the roof, often in stone slabs (lose), and the work done on walls and floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the hillside, landslide hazard varies from one village to the next, and on the valley floor closeness to the Dora counts; both are checked for the exact address.

Key points

  • Sunny slope east of Aosta, down to the Dora Baltea.
  • Many scattered villages and Quart Castle.
  • 4,127 residents, up 6.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole Aosta Valley.

Overview

Quart 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 4,127 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Quart 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 0.087 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 grown by 6.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Quart declared an average taxable income of 27,634 euros, above the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Quart is in climate zone E, with 2,778 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 535 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Quart has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 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 3.7% of the land in Quart, 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

Quart 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 Quart; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Quart: 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 Quart 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 Quart. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 97.1%
  • good 0.7%

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 007054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.