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Chieri: 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 Vittorio Emanuele Secondo 1, Chieri.

Chieri, beyond the Turin hills, textiles and a Gothic cathedral

To reach Chieri from Turin you have to cross the hills: the town sits on the side that slopes down towards the Asti countryside, and its history differs from that of the industrial belt. For centuries it was a textile town, and old weaving mills are still part of the scene alongside the Gothic cathedral and the palazzi of the old centre. Today it is mainly home to people who work in Turin and want a calmer pace and some green space.

There is a railway: Chieri is the end of the branch line from Trofarello, where trains to Turin pass through. By car you either climb over the hill via Pino Torinese or go round through Trofarello and the ring road. The market offers flats in the centre, small villas on the outskirts and hillside houses, where gradients, sun exposure and winter road access all count.

Istat, Italy's statistics office, recorded 35,831 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (down 0.4%). The mean age of 47.2 matches the province, 26.0% of residents are over 65 and 9.6% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are slightly above the average for the province of Turin.

Chieri is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, the lowest, together with 40 other municipalities out of the 312 in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.047 g. In a building in the old centre the thing to check is usually the roof: timber beams, clay tiles and gutters can cost as much as a small building project.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the whole municipality. On the hillside the report looks at landslide hazard, on the lower ground at possible flooding from streams after heavy rain, always at the exact address.

Key points

  • End of the rail branch from Trofarello, across the hills from Turin.
  • 35,831 residents, roughly stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, with 40 other towns in the province.
  • Old centre with a Gothic cathedral and former textile mills.

Overview

Chieri is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 35,831 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chieri 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 0.047 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 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 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chieri declared an average taxable income of 27,643 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Chieri is in climate zone E, with 2,778 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 283 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chieri has 32 schools and 11 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 24 healthcare facilities, 31 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 15.6% of the land in Chieri, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Chieri 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 7 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Chieri, 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 Chieri: 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 Chieri 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 270 inhabited census areas in Chieri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 40.8%
  • good 58.0%

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 001078. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.