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Osasco: 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 Martiri della Liberta` 6, Osasco.

Osasco, Pinerolo countryside below the valleys

Osasco lies on the plain around Pinerolo, at around 340 metres, among orchards, meadows and fields, with the mountains of the Pellice and Chisone valleys closing the horizon to the west. Pinerolo is a few minutes away by car and is the town for schools, the hospital and shops; Turin is less than an hour's drive.

The village is small and quiet, with an old core, newer small villas and scattered farmsteads. It is a common choice for families working in Pinerolo or the Turin belt who want a house with a garden, and the population is rising: 1,154 residents in 2023, up 2.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. Declared incomes are a little below the Metropolitan City average.

The average age is 46.4, against 47.4 for the province, and over-65s are 24.1% against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 1.6%.

Osasco is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the Metropolitan City, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.131 g. For a house built before the 1980s, or a farmhouse, ask how the structure was built and whether any strengthening work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On a plain crossed by streams and channels, flood hazard changes from one spot to another and is checked on the official maps.

Key points

  • Pinerolo plain, with Pinerolo a few minutes away.
  • Population up 2.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.131 g.
  • Houses with gardens and farmsteads: check the structure.

Overview

Osasco is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,154 residents, ranked 184 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Osasco 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 0.131 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 grown by 2.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Osasco declared an average taxable income of 25,997 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Osasco is in climate zone E, with 2,784 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 344 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Osasco has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 3.5 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 12.4% of the land in Osasco, 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

Osasco 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Osasco. 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 Osasco: 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 Osasco 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 31 inhabited census areas in Osasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.5%
  • good 86.5%

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

ISTAT code 001173. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.