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Perrero: 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: Borgata Chiotti Superiori 1, Perrero.

Perrero, the main village of the Germanasca valley

Perrero is the main village of the Val Germanasca, one of the Waldensian valleys above Pinerolo, which branches off the Val Chisone and climbs into the mountains. The Waldensian Church, Italy's historic Protestant community, has shaped local life here for centuries, and Waldensian temples and schools are part of the valley's landscape alongside Catholic churches.

The main village lies above eight hundred metres on the valley floor beside the Germanasca stream, and the municipality includes many hamlets scattered across the slopes, some reached only by narrow roads. The climate is zone F, with long cold winters: for a house here, insulation, heating, a roof that copes with snow and winter access all matter. For the hospital and secondary schools people go down to Pinerolo.

There were 557 residents in 2023, 166 fewer than the 723 of 2011, a fall of 23.0%. Over-65s make up 38.4%, against 26.4% in the metropolitan area of Turin, and households are small, averaging 1.69 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is moderate: Perrero is in zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the Turin area, with an expected acceleration of about 0.135 g. In the stone houses of the hamlets it is worth having walls and roofs inspected.

In an Alpine valley the sensitive points are the slopes and the watercourses: the report compares the plot with the official maps of landslides, avalanches where available, and flooding. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the plot can be traced from the address.

Key points

  • Main village of the Germanasca, one of the Waldensian valleys.
  • Over-65s at 38.4%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.
  • Hamlets on slopes: check landslides and winter access.

Overview

Perrero is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 557 residents, ranked 246 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perrero 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 23.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (47). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perrero declared an average taxable income of 20,943 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perrero is in climate zone F, with 3,620 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 844 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Perrero has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 1.3% of the land in Perrero, 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

Perrero 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 Perrero.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perrero: 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 Perrero 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 58 inhabited census areas in Perrero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 37.2%
  • good 62.8%

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 001186. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.