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Villeneuve: 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 La Crête 1, Villeneuve.

Villeneuve, on the Dora at the gateway to the Gran Paradiso valleys

From Villeneuve the road climbs to the Valsavarenche and the Val di Rhêmes, two of the Aosta Valley's side valleys in the Gran Paradiso National Park. The village lies on the floor of the Dora Baltea valley, west of Aosta, below the rocky spur that holds the ruins of Châtel-Argent castle. Aosta is close, and the main road and motorway run along the valley.

The population is growing: 1,276 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 3.2% on 2011. Age tells the same story, with an average of 45.2 against 47.0 in the region and over-65s at 20.8%, against 25.3%. Foreign residents are 10.9%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Aosta Valley average.

House hunters find flats and small villas on the valley floor, handy for work in Aosta, and stone village houses on the slopes, with more sun but steeper roads. The climate zone is E and winters are cold, so look carefully at insulation and heating.

Like all 74 municipalities in the Aosta Valley, Villeneuve is in seismic zone 3; the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.102 g. In old houses, ask about work on the roof and floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel. Between the Dora, the streams coming down from the side valleys and the steep slopes, flooding and landslides are read address by address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Gateway to the Valsavarenche and Val di Rhêmes, near Aosta.
  • 1,276 residents in 2023, up 3.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 20.8%, against 25.3% in the region.
  • All 74 Aosta Valley municipalities in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Villeneuve 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 1,276 residents, ranked 28 of 74 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villeneuve 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 0.102 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 3.2%. 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 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villeneuve declared an average taxable income of 24,164 euros, below the provincial average (26,152 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villeneuve is in climate zone E, with 2,982 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 670 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villeneuve has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 10.9% of the land in Villeneuve, 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

Villeneuve is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Villeneuve.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villeneuve: 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 Villeneuve 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 31 inhabited census areas in Villeneuve. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.4%
  • fair 53.8%
  • good 44.8%

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 007074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.