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Isolabella: 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 Poirino 1, Isolabella.

Isolabella, farmland south-east of Turin towards Asti

Isolabella is a small farming municipality south-east of Turin, on the Poirino plateau, towards the border with the province of Asti, at around 260 metres. The landscape is cultivated fields, farmsteads and tree rows, with some woodland and small irrigation ponds. Turin is about three quarters of an hour by car; Poirino and Chieri are the nearest towns for services.

The population profile is close to that of the wider area: 364 residents in 2023, 7.4% fewer than the 393 of 2011, an estimated average age of 47.3 against 47.4 for the metropolitan city, over-65s at 26.4%. Foreign residents are 3.0%. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average.

House hunters find farmsteads, village houses and detached homes with gardens. The village has few services and daily life needs a car. In farmsteads, look at the roof, floors, insulation and damp in earth and brick walls; in low-lying spots near streams and channels, the official flood maps should be read for the address.

Isolabella is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, the lowest, like 40 other municipalities in the Turin area, while most of the metropolitan city (271 municipalities) is in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.046 g. It is climate zone E, with fog and cold winters.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report goes from the address to the land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Farming municipality on the Poirino plateau, south-east of Turin.
  • 364 residents in 2023, average age 47.3.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 40 others nearby.
  • Farmsteads and detached homes: a car is needed, few local services.

Overview

Isolabella is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 364 residents, ranked 275 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Isolabella 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 0.046 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 resident population has fallen by 7.4%. 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 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Isolabella declared an average taxable income of 23,094 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Isolabella is in climate zone E, with 2,738 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 256 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Isolabella has 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.9% of the land in Isolabella, 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

Isolabella 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 no contaminated sites in Isolabella.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Isolabella: 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 Isolabella 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 4 inhabited census areas in Isolabella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 99.2%

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 001123. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.