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Mezzenile: 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 Villa Inferiore 26, Mezzenile.

Mezzenile, mountain hamlets in the Valli di Lanzo

In the Valli di Lanzo, along the Stura river, Mezzenile is a mountain municipality made up of a main village and many hamlets (borgate) scattered across the slopes, linked by narrow, climbing roads. The town hall stands at about 650 metres, but the territory rises much higher, through woods and summer pastures. For work and services people go down to Lanzo Torinese and the plain, and Turin remains the reference for many.

The population is elderly and falling. There were 724 residents in 2023, 110 fewer than in 2011 (13.2%), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 52.6 against 47.4 for the metropolitan area, and over-65s make up 32.3%, against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 4.0%. Declared incomes are below the Turin-area average.

Many houses here are second homes or stone mountain houses with slab roofs. This is climate zone F, the coldest: long winters, snow, and the heating on for most of the year. Buyers should look at insulation, the heating system, sun exposure and winter access, which cannot be taken for granted in the higher hamlets. On the slopes the report reads gradient and the official landslide maps; on the valley floor along the Stura, the flood maps.

Seismic hazard is moderate. Mezzenile is in zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province of Turin, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.086 g. In stone houses, check how the walls tie into the roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published for all the hamlets, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Main village and mountain hamlets in the Valli di Lanzo.
  • Climate zone F: long winters, check winter access.
  • Average age 52.6, against 47.4 in the Turin area.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.086 g.

Overview

Mezzenile is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 724 residents, ranked 232 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mezzenile 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 0.086 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mezzenile declared an average taxable income of 22,227 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mezzenile is in climate zone F, with 3,329 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 650 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mezzenile has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 1.7% of the land in Mezzenile, 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

Mezzenile 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 Mezzenile.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mezzenile: 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 Mezzenile 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 21 inhabited census areas in Mezzenile. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.8%
  • good 72.4%
  • very good 22.8%

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 001152. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.