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Verrayes: 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 Grand Villa 1, Verrayes.

Verrayes, hamlets on the sunny side of the central valley

Verrayes is a municipality made up of many hamlets scattered over the sunny side of the central Aosta Valley, above Chambave. The main village sits at around a thousand metres, and the hamlets range from the valley floor up to high pasture, linked by roads full of hairpin bends. Aosta is reached by dropping down to the Dora valley and following the main road or the motorway.

For a buyer, choosing the hamlet matters as much as choosing the house. Lower down you are closer to work and services; higher up you gain sun and views, but in winter you drive in snow and ice. The climate zone is F, the coldest in Italy's scale, so insulation, the type of heating and the roof weigh heavily on the cost of a stone and timber house.

In 2023 there were 1,283 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 4.5% since 2011. The average age of 47.2 is close to the regional figure (47.0), while over-65s are 27.2% against 25.3%. Foreign residents are 4.7%. Declared incomes are below the Aosta Valley average.

All 74 municipalities in the region are in seismic zone 3, and in Verrayes the expected ground acceleration is 0.076 g. In old masonry houses it is still worth asking whether the roof and floors have been redone.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel. On a mountainside, landslide hazard varies a lot from one hamlet to the next: the report checks the official maps for each address and measures the slope of the ground.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets on the sunny slope above Chambave.
  • Population down 4.5% since 2011.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Over-65s at 27.2%, against 25.3% in the region.

Overview

Verrayes 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 1,283 residents, ranked 27 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verrayes 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 0.076 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verrayes declared an average taxable income of 22,495 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verrayes is in climate zone F, with 3,744 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,017 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verrayes has 4 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

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 5.8% of the land in Verrayes, 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

Verrayes 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 Verrayes.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Verrayes: 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 Verrayes 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 50 inhabited census areas in Verrayes. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.7%
  • good 41.3%

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 007072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.