Valtournenche: 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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Valtournenche, the Matterhorn valley and Breuil-Cervinia
Valtournenche covers the valley that climbs from the lower Aosta Valley, near Châtillon, up to the foot of the Matterhorn (Cervino in Italian). The main village sits at around one and a half thousand metres, while the best-known place in the municipality is Breuil-Cervinia, higher up, whose ski lifts link with the Swiss resort of Zermatt. As across the region, French and Italian have equal status and many place names are French.
The economy revolves around winter and summer tourism, and it shows: Overture Maps data list 84 bars, restaurants and similar venues, a huge number for a municipality of 2,179 residents. Households are small, 1.83 people on average, and a large share of homes are used as holiday homes.
Buyers need to tell apart the main village and hamlets lived in all year from the resort areas, where prices, service charges and shops follow the season. Long, cold winters (climate zone F) make insulation, the heating system and access in snow decisive. Declared incomes are above the regional average.
There were 2,179 residents in 2023, up 1.5% on 2011, with an average age of 45.2 against 47.0 for the region. Foreign nationals make up 11.8%.
All 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley are in seismic zone 3; here expected ground acceleration is about 0.105 g. In the mountains, slopes and streams matter more: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- From the Châtillon valley up to Breuil-Cervinia and the Matterhorn.
- 84 bars and restaurants: a tourist economy.
- 2,179 residents, up 1.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, like the whole Aosta Valley.
Overview
Valtournenche 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 2,179 residents, ranked 15 of 74 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valtournenche 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 0.105 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 1.5%. 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 11.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valtournenche declared an average taxable income of 28,517 euros, above the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Valtournenche is in climate zone F, with 4,524 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,528 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valtournenche has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 8 sports facilities.
There are 0.9 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).
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 1.5% of the land in Valtournenche, 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
Valtournenche 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 Valtournenche, and one more has 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 Valtournenche: 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 Valtournenche 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 62 inhabited census areas in Valtournenche. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 39.4%
- good 39.0%
- very good 21.6%
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 007071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.