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Frossasco: 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 Bivio 0, Frossasco.

Frossasco, where the Turin plain meets the hills

This is the Pinerolo area, where the Turin plain meets the first hills with the mountains rising behind. Frossasco lies right on this foothill belt, between Pinerolo and the Turin area, at a little under 400 metres. It is residential and agricultural at once, with orchards and meadows around the centre.

Many people choose it for its position: Pinerolo is close and Turin can be reached by car in a time that works for commuters. Homes are mostly detached houses, individual properties and renovated farm buildings with a garden or courtyard. Towards the hills the land rises and houses get better views, but access and slopes need a careful look. Winter is typical of the Piedmont foothills, in climate zone E, so heating is a significant cost.

The population has been flat for years. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,836 residents (2023), down 0.1% since 2011. The average age is 48.1, slightly above the 47.4 of the Turin metropolitan area, and over-65s make up 27.4%. Foreign residents are 6.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the metropolitan average.

The Pinerolo area is one of the more seismic parts of Piedmont, although in absolute terms the risk is moderate. Frossasco is in zone 3, like 271 municipalities in the metropolitan area, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.128 g. For old stone houses, get a structural opinion before renovating.

At the foot of the hills, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps along the streams for the address, and adds the price band, cadastral data and nearby services.

Key points

  • Pinerolo foothills, between Pinerolo and Turin
  • 2,836 residents, stable since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.128 g
  • Over-65s at 27.4%, against 26.4% in the Turin area

Overview

Frossasco is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,836 residents, ranked 113 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Frossasco 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 0.128 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 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Frossasco declared an average taxable income of 25,741 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Frossasco is in climate zone E, with 2,815 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 376 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Frossasco has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.

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 8.3% of the land in Frossasco, 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

Frossasco 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Frossasco, 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 Frossasco: 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 Frossasco 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 52 inhabited census areas in Frossasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 62.9%
  • good 37.1%

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 001110. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.