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Giaglione: 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: Frazione San Giuseppe 1, Giaglione.

Giaglione, on the slope above Susa

Susa is the main town of the upper Val di Susa, with its railway station, shops and services, and Giaglione sits on the slope above it, at just under eight hundred metres. The municipality includes the village and several hamlets, known here as borgate, scattered among meadows, woods and old terraces, with open views over the valley and the mountains along the French border.

For a buyer, the location has two sides. On one hand there is the quiet of a mountain village with Susa a few hairpin bends away and the Fréjus motorway towards Turin not far off; on the other there are cold winters (climate zone F, the coldest band) and roads that have to be driven in snow too. Houses are mostly stone buildings in the hamlets, often needing renovation, plus a few newer small villas.

In 2023 there were 594 residents, 9.0% fewer than the 653 of 2011. The average age is 51.2, against 47.4 in the metropolitan city of Turin, and over-65s make up 32.3% of residents, compared with 26.4%. Declared incomes are in line with the Turin area average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the Turin area, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.134 g. In a stone house in one of the hamlets, have walls and floors checked and ask how the roof was redone.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Giaglione, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On Alpine slopes, landslides, debris flows and streams vary from one hamlet to the next: the report checks them on the official maps for the location of the house.

Key points

  • Village and hamlets on the slope overlooking Susa.
  • Over-65s at 32.3%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • 594 residents in 2023, down 9.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration around 0.134 g.

Overview

Giaglione is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 594 residents, ranked 242 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giaglione 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 9.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giaglione declared an average taxable income of 27,358 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Giaglione is in climate zone F, with 3,510 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 771 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giaglione has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 1.6% of the land in Giaglione, 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

Giaglione 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 Giaglione. 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 Giaglione: 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 Giaglione 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 Giaglione. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.2%
  • good 60.8%

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 001114. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.