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Arignano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Torino, Piemonte. 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: Via Borgo Cremera 1, Arignano.

Arignano, the hills above Chieri and a small lake

You reach Arignano by leaving Chieri and climbing into the hills just beyond the town. It is a small residential village: an old core gathered around the parish church, detached houses, and farmsteads scattered among meadows and woods. There is also a small artificial lake in the municipality, now used by walkers and birdwatchers.

Many residents work in Turin or the towns around it and drive there; Chieri, with its train to Turin, shops and secondary schools, is the nearest reference point for daily life. Buyers mostly find detached houses with gardens and the odd farmstead to restore. The climate zone is E, with cold winters and fog on the plain, and declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

The village is holding its own. In 2023 it had 1,073 residents, up 3.3% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.2, close to the provincial 47.4, and over-65s are 24.9%, fewer than the 26.4% for the province. Households average 2.32 people and foreign nationals make up 3.9%.

Earthquake hazard is low. Arignano is in seismic zone 4, like 40 other municipalities in the province, while 271 are in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.044 g. In a hillside house, rainwater drainage, insulation and the roof matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report works back from the address to the plot. On hillsides the ground can shift, so the official landslide maps should be checked for the specific address rather than in general.

Key points

  • Hill village above Chieri, with detached houses and farmsteads.
  • Residents up 3.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.044 g.
  • Over-65s at 24.9%, below the provincial 26.4%.

Overview

Arignano is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,073 residents, ranked 192 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arignano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 41 of 312 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.044 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arignano declared an average taxable income of 26,822 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arignano is in climate zone E, with 2,835 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 321 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 9.2% of the land in Arignano, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Arignano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. 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 Arignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Arignano: 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 Arignano 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 20 inhabited census areas in Arignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 98.8%

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 001012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.