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Oulx: 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 Riccardo Ghiotti 1, Oulx.

Oulx, the crossroads of the upper Susa valley at 1,100 metres

Oulx is the service centre of the upper Susa valley, at about 1,100 metres, where the main valley meets the one climbing towards Cesana, Sestriere and Claviere. The Turin to Modane railway, with a station serving the ski resorts of the area, and the Fréjus motorway both reach it, making it one of the best-connected mountain municipalities for Turin and France.

For a buyer, Oulx has two markets. One serves people who live here all year, with flats and houses in the town and its hamlets and schools and services close at hand. The other is holiday homes, tied to the area's ski lifts and to summer walking, in apartment blocks largely built during the years of the winter tourism boom. The climate is harsh (climate zone F), so heating, insulation and service charges weigh on the cost of a home.

There were 3,256 residents in 2023, up 3.0% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.3 is in line with the Metropolitan City of Turin (47.4), and over-65s are 24.2%. Foreign residents make up 9.6%. Average declared income is close to the metropolitan figure.

Oulx is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 270 other municipalities in the Turin area, with an expected acceleration of about 0.114 g. In apartment blocks from the seventies and eighties, ask whether structural checks and work on the roof and facades have been carried out.

On an Alpine valley floor, streams, alluvial fans and slopes matter: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the cadastral parcel.

Key points

  • Upper Susa valley, at about 1,100 metres.
  • Station on the Turin to Modane line and the Fréjus motorway.
  • Up 3.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.114 g.

Overview

Oulx is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,256 residents, ranked 98 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Oulx 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 0.114 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Oulx declared an average taxable income of 26,889 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Oulx is in climate zone F, with 4,100 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,100 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Oulx has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 5 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 1.8 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 2.9% of the land in Oulx, 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

Oulx 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 Oulx.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Oulx: 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 Oulx 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 57 inhabited census areas in Oulx. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.4%
  • fair 43.3%
  • good 17.8%
  • very good 37.5%

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 001175. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.