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Avigliana: 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: Corso Laghi 1, Avigliana.

Avigliana, two lakes at the mouth of the Susa valley

Coming from Turin, Avigliana is the first sizeable town in the Susa valley. The medieval village climbs the hill below the castle, and south of the town lie two lakes, the Lago Grande and the Lago Piccolo, inside a nature park set among hills left behind by an ancient glacier. High on the mountain across the valley you can see the Sacra di San Michele, the abbey chosen as the symbol of Piedmont.

Links with Turin are good. The station is on the line from Turin up to Susa and Bardonecchia, also served by the metropolitan rail network, and the A32 motorway has junctions a few minutes away. Buyers choose between the old town, with old houses and uphill streets, the districts that grew around the station and towards the plain, and the areas near the lakes, which are greener and quieter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,191 residents in 2023, practically unchanged since 2011 (up 0.5%). The estimated average age, 47.4, matches the metropolitan area (47.4); foreign residents make up 5.5% and declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average. Sports facilities stand out: 22 in all, 1.80 per 1,000 residents against 0.81, which the lakes, footpaths and nearby mountains help explain.

Around Turin, 271 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and the rest in zone 4. Avigliana is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.104 g. The Susa valley has moderate seismic activity, so in the stone houses of the old village it is worth checking the walls, the roof and how later additions are tied to the original building.

The cadastral maps are published and the report finds the plot. On the slopes and moraine hills, gradient and landslides matter; near the lakes and the river Dora, water does. All of this is checked at the address.

Key points

  • Station on the Turin to Susa and Bardonecchia line, A32 junctions nearby.
  • Population stable since 2011, average age 47.4.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.104 g.
  • 1.80 sports facilities per 1,000 residents.

Overview

Avigliana is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 12,191 residents, among the most populous in the province (28 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Avigliana is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. Most municipalities in the province (271 of 312) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.104 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Avigliana declared an average taxable income of 27,858 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Avigliana is in climate zone E, with 2,928 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 383 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Avigliana has 11 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

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 17.8% of the land in Avigliana, 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

Avigliana 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Avigliana, 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 Avigliana: 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 Avigliana 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 95 inhabited census areas in Avigliana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.4%
  • good 46.3%
  • very good 32.4%

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 001013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.