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Perosa Argentina: 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 Roma 1, Perosa Argentina.

Perosa Argentina, the Chisone valley at the mouth of the Germanasca

Perosa Argentina lies in the Chisone valley, where the Germanasca valley branches off, upstream from Pinerolo. It is a valley-floor town at around 600 metres, hemmed in by slopes, with a long industrial and working-class tradition, and Pinerolo is the reference for hospital, secondary schools and jobs. Turin is reached by driving down the valley, a long commute.

Housing includes workers' houses and twentieth-century blocks of flats in the centre, older stone houses in the hamlets and some recent detached houses. For buyers, valley prices should be read alongside running costs: this is climate zone F, winters are long and some parts of the town get little sun in the cold months.

In 2023 there were 3,077 residents, down 9.6% since 2011. It is an older population, with an average age of 50.7 against 47.4 in the metropolitan area and over-65s at 31.5%; foreign residents are 8.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities around Turin, with expected ground acceleration of 0.135 g, high for this zone. In old houses and masonry buildings, have the structure assessed before renovating.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality. The report identifies the plot and checks the official landslide and flood maps, useful in a valley with a mountain stream and steep sides.

Key points

  • Chisone valley, where the Germanasca valley opens
  • Older population: over-65s at 31.5%
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.135 g
  • Climate zone F: long winters, little sun in places

Overview

Perosa Argentina is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,077 residents, ranked 104 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perosa Argentina 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 9.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perosa Argentina declared an average taxable income of 22,317 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perosa Argentina is in climate zone F, with 3,266 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 608 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Perosa Argentina has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

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 3.2% of the land in Perosa Argentina, 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

Perosa Argentina is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Perosa Argentina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perosa Argentina: 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 Perosa Argentina 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 39 inhabited census areas in Perosa Argentina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.5%
  • good 63.3%
  • very good 30.2%

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 001184. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.