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Valpelline: 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: Frazione Capoluogo 1, Valpelline.

Valpelline, the village that gives the Buthier valley its name

From Aosta a side valley climbs northwards, following the Buthier torrent: it is called Valpelline, like the municipality that occupies part of it, with a village centre just under a thousand metres. Around it are meadows, woods and small hamlets; above, the mountains that close the valley off towards Switzerland.

Valpelline depends on the regional capital at the bottom of the valley, and many residents commute to Aosta by car every day. Buyers will mostly find mountain houses, some renovated, others needing work, and should plan for climate zone F, with long, snowy winters. As across the whole region, Italian and French are both official languages.

There were 588 residents in 2023, a fall of 10.2% compared with 2011. The population is no older than the regional one: an average age of 47.8 against 47.0, and over-65s at 23.8% against 25.3% for the Aosta Valley. Foreign nationals make up 5.6% of residents. Declared incomes are slightly below the regional average.

All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3, and in Valpelline the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.111 g. For a stone house with a traditional slab-stone roof, have the roof structure checked, as it carries a heavy load, along with the connections between walls and floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps here too, so the report traces the address to its land parcel. In a mountain valley, landslides and torrent floods depend on the exact position, and the official maps are read for that spot.

Key points

  • Side valley north of Aosta, following the Buthier torrent.
  • Over-65s at 23.8%, against 25.3% for the region.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Valpelline 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 588 residents, ranked 44 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valpelline 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 0.111 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 10.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valpelline declared an average taxable income of 25,095 euros, in line with the province (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valpelline is in climate zone F, with 3,462 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 960 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valpelline has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 1.6% of the land in Valpelline, 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

Valpelline 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Valpelline. 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 Valpelline: 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 Valpelline 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 14 inhabited census areas in Valpelline. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.8%
  • good 94.2%

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 007069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.