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Issiglio: 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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Issiglio, a Valchiusella village in the Canavese

In the Valchiusella, the Canavese valley carved by the Chiusella stream not far from Ivrea, Issiglio sits at around 480 metres among woods, meadows and scattered houses. Ivrea is the reference for work, secondary schools, the hospital and the railway station, and you reach it by car; Turin is further off.

Residents have increased in recent years: 443 in 2023, up 4.2% on the 425 of 2011. Age and make-up are close to those of the metropolitan city of Turin: estimated average age 48.0 against 47.4, over-65s at 26.6% against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 7.9% and households average 1.88 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Homes are mostly stone or masonry houses, often with a bit of land, and a few newer detached houses. This is climate zone E, so how well a house is insulated and heated really counts. On the slopes, gradient and landslide hazard, and near the stream flood hazard, are checked for the address: the report reads them on the official maps.

For earthquakes Issiglio is in seismic zone 3 on the national scale, like 270 other municipalities in the Turin area, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.047 g, a low value. The remaining 41 municipalities in the province are in zone 4. In an older house, the state of the roof and walls and the efficiency of the services matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Valchiusella municipality in the Canavese, not far from Ivrea.
  • 443 residents in 2023, up 4.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 48.0, close to the provincial figure.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.047 g.

Overview

Issiglio is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 443 residents, ranked 267 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Issiglio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. 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 0.047 g, a low 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 grown by 4.2%. 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 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Issiglio declared an average taxable income of 21,853 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Issiglio is in climate zone E, with 2,921 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 485 metres above sea level.

Services

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 3.9% of the land in Issiglio, 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

Issiglio 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 Issiglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Issiglio: 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 Issiglio 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 9 inhabited census areas in Issiglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.4%
  • good 72.6%

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 001124. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.