Piobesi Torinese: 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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Piobesi Torinese, farmland and new homes south-west of Turin
Piobesi Torinese belongs to the stretch of plain south-west of Turin where maize fields and meadows alternate with new housing estates. It is a farming village that has also become residential in recent decades: many families move here from Turin and its inner suburbs, looking for a house with a garden at lower prices. For work and larger services people drive towards Turin or to the nearby towns on the plain.
The market is mostly detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats, alongside farmsteads and courtyard houses in the centre. In a converted farmstead, the quality of work on roofs, services and insulation is what counts; in new houses it is worth checking the energy rating and the distance from through roads.
The population is stable. In 2023 there were 3,757 residents, up 1.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an average age of 46.2, slightly below the provincial 47.4, and over-65s at 24.2%. Foreign residents make up 3.5%. Average declared incomes are below the level for the province of Turin.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like most of the province (271 of its 312 municipalities are in zone 3), with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.068 g. The hazard is moderate, but for masonry buildings it helps to know the construction date and structural type. Climate zone E means cold, foggy winters.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality. Irrigation channels, called bealere in Piedmont, and streams cross the plain, so the distance from a watercourse and the official flood maps are read for the individual address.
Key points
- Farming and residential plain south-west of Turin.
- 3,757 residents in 2023, up 1.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.068 g.
- Houses and farmsteads: check roofs, services and energy rating.
Overview
Piobesi Torinese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,757 residents, ranked 81 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piobesi Torinese 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 0.068 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 1.2%. 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 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piobesi Torinese declared an average taxable income of 25,581 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Piobesi Torinese is in climate zone E, with 2,575 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 233 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piobesi Torinese has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.
There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 10.3% of the land in Piobesi Torinese, 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
Piobesi Torinese 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Piobesi Torinese. 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 Piobesi Torinese: 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 Piobesi Torinese 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 44 inhabited census areas in Piobesi Torinese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 16.7%
- good 83.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 001193. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.