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Bussoleno: 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 Traforo 1, Bussoleno.

Bussoleno, the railway junction of the Susa Valley

The station is what defines Bussoleno. Here the Turin to Modane line, the one that runs under the Fréjus and on into France, meets the branch to Susa, and for anyone working in Turin the regional train is still the easiest way into the city. The town sits in the middle Susa Valley, on the valley floor of the Dora Riparia river, about fifty kilometres from Turin, with mountains rising straight up on either side. The Fréjus motorway, the A32, also runs up the valley.

The valley floor is narrow, and the houses in the centre are squeezed between the railway, the main road and the river. On the slopes there are quieter hamlets, reached by steep roads that need care in winter. The municipality is in climate zone F, the coldest category: heating costs and the state of the insulation, windows and boiler matter more here than elsewhere when you assess a house.

Bussoleno has been losing people for years. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,667 residents, 696 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 10.9%. The population is old, with an estimated average age of 49.5 and over-65s at 30.7%, against 26.4% across the province of Turin. Households are small, 2.03 people on average, foreign nationals make up 8.8%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, the town is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, like 270 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.134 g. That is a moderate value, but many houses in the valley are old stone and brick buildings: have a surveyor look at cracks, roofs and floors before you make an offer.

Water is the point not to overlook. Besides the Dora, steep streams come down the mountainsides and carry a lot of debris when in flood. For a house near a watercourse or where a stream reaches the valley, the report shows the official flood and landslide maps for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available.

Key points

  • Station on the Turin to Modane line, where the Susa branch leaves.
  • Population down 10.9% since 2011, over-65s at 30.7%.
  • Climate zone F: heating and insulation weigh on running costs.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.

Overview

Bussoleno is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,667 residents, ranked 57 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bussoleno 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 0.134 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 10.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bussoleno declared an average taxable income of 24,186 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bussoleno is in climate zone F, with 3,014 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 440 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bussoleno has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.1 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 5.0% of the land in Bussoleno, 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

Bussoleno 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 open contaminated sites in Bussoleno; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bussoleno: 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 Bussoleno 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 55 inhabited census areas in Bussoleno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 88.6%
  • good 11.1%

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 001044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.