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Garzigliana: 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: Piazza dell'Artigianato 2, Garzigliana.

Garzigliana, farmland and farmsteads on the Pinerolo plain

Garzigliana is a farming municipality on the plain around Pinerolo, in the south-western part of the metropolitan city of Turin, at about 300 metres, with a small centre and farmsteads scattered among fields and rows of trees. The mountains of the Pellice valley and the Pinerolo area form the backdrop. Pinerolo is the reference town for secondary schools, hospital and station, and Turin is reached by car.

Homes here are mostly detached houses with yards and farmsteads, some already converted into homes. For a farmstead, check which parts are registered as housing, the state of roofs and barns, drainage and water. The climate zone is E, with cold winters and fog on the plain.

In 2023 there were 538 residents, down 3.4% from 557 in 2011. The average age is 48.4 against 47.4 in the metropolitan city, and over-65s make up 28.8%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.7%. Declared incomes are below the average for the Turin area.

Garzigliana is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the metropolitan city, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.130 g, a value that makes it worth asking, for older brick or stone houses, whether walls and floors are tied together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report goes from the street number to the parcel. On the plain, near streams coming down from the valleys, the report checks the official flood maps at the exact address.

Key points

  • Pinerolo plain, with Pinerolo as the reference town.
  • 538 residents, down 3.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.130 g.
  • Farmsteads: check what is already registered as housing.

Overview

Garzigliana is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 538 residents, ranked 249 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Garzigliana 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 0.130 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Garzigliana declared an average taxable income of 22,576 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Garzigliana is in climate zone E, with 2,740 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 314 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Garzigliana has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

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 6.7% of the land in Garzigliana, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Garzigliana 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 Garzigliana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Garzigliana: 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 Garzigliana 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 18 inhabited census areas in Garzigliana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 49.8%
  • good 50.2%

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 001111. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.