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Fenestrelle: 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 Umberto Primo 1, Fenestrelle.

Fenestrelle, the fortress and the Chisone valley

The Fenestrelle Fort, its fortifications climbing up the mountainside, is the first thing you see on arriving and the reason many people know this municipality in the upper Val Chisone. Fenestrelle stands at around 1,150 metres, on the road that climbs from Pinerolo towards Sestriere.

Buying here means choosing real mountain living. The climate zone is F, winters are long and snowy and heating is a major cost: insulation, windows and the boiler come first, together with the roof. Part of the housing is second homes, some in apartment blocks; there the shared service charges and upkeep while the house stands closed matter. For fuller services and for work, people head down towards Pinerolo and the plain.

In 2023 there were 475 residents, 14.1% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 54.0 against 47.4 for the metropolitan city of Turin, and over-65s make up 36.0%, against 26.4%. Foreign residents are 4.0%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average. Bars and restaurants number 12, partly thanks to tourism.

Fenestrelle is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 270 other municipalities in the Turin area, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.134 g. For a stone house with a heavy roof, have the beams and their ties to the walls checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. In an Alpine valley, landslides, debris flows and floods of the Chisone depend on the exact spot: the report checks them on the official maps for the chosen address.

Key points

  • Upper Val Chisone, home of the Fenestrelle Fort.
  • 475 residents in 2023, over-65s at 36.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.
  • Climate zone F: insulation, boiler and roof first.

Overview

Fenestrelle is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 475 residents, ranked 258 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fenestrelle 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 14.1%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (47). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fenestrelle declared an average taxable income of 21,386 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fenestrelle is in climate zone F, with 3,781 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,154 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fenestrelle has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 1.5% of the land in Fenestrelle, 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

Fenestrelle is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Fenestrelle.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fenestrelle: 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 Fenestrelle 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 12 inhabited census areas in Fenestrelle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 49.5%
  • good 50.5%

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 001103. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.