Luserna San Giovanni: 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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Luserna San Giovanni, stone quarries and the Waldensian valleys
Luserna stone, slabs of grey gneiss used for floors, pavements and roofs across much of Piedmont, takes its name from here. The municipality stands at the mouth of the Pellice valley, south-west of Pinerolo, and joins two centres: Luserna, older and perched on the hillside, and San Giovanni, lower down towards the river. The Pellice valley is one of the Waldensian valleys, where the Waldensian Protestant church has a long-standing presence visible in its churches and schools.
Buyers here have to reckon with a mountain climate: this is climate zone F, the coldest, and the town hall stands at around 470 metres. Heating, insulation and the state of the roof weigh more on yearly costs than the purchase price does. The market offers stone houses in the old cores, small blocks of flats in the lower part and chalets or scattered houses on the slopes, where winter access and distance from services matter. Quarries are still active in some areas, so for a house nearby ask about noise and lorry traffic.
The population is ageing and shrinking. At the end of 2023 there were 7,111 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, 5.6% fewer than in 2011; the average age is 49.4 against 47.4 across the Turin metropolitan area, and over-65s make up 30.3%. Households average 2.05 people. Foreign residents account for 11.7%, a high share for a valley town.
Luserna is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like the great majority of the 312 municipalities around Turin; the expected ground acceleration is about 0.135 g. The Pinerolo area has modest but real seismic activity, so in stone houses have the walls and their ties to floors and roof checked, especially before renovating.
The Pellice and its tributaries can rise sharply in heavy rain, and the steep slopes have their weak spots. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Pellice valley, Waldensian country and home of Luserna stone.
- Climate zone F: heating and insulation cost a lot.
- Population down 5.6% since 2011, over-65s at 30.3%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.
Overview
Luserna San Giovanni is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 7,111 residents, ranked 48 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Luserna San Giovanni 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 0.135 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Luserna San Giovanni declared an average taxable income of 22,581 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Luserna San Giovanni is in climate zone F, with 3,065 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 474 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Luserna San Giovanni has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 15.3% of the land in Luserna San Giovanni, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Luserna San Giovanni 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Luserna San Giovanni. 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 Luserna San Giovanni: 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 Luserna San Giovanni 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 64 inhabited census areas in Luserna San Giovanni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 3.2%
- good 80.3%
- very good 16.5%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 001139. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.