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Piverone: 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 Giovanni Flecchia 1, Piverone.

Piverone, Lake Viverone and the Serra of Ivrea

Piverone looks onto Lake Viverone from its southern shore, at the foot of the Serra, the long glacial ridge that closes off the Canavese area towards Biella. The village mixes farming and housing among meadows, vineyards and woods, and the lake is a few minutes away for anyone after a beach, boats and summer walks. Ivrea, Biella and Santhià are reached by car; Turin is further away.

Buyers can choose from houses in the centre to villas and smaller detached homes scattered towards the lake, where more people come in summer. Winters are cold and damp (climate zone E), with fog on still days, so heating, windows and insulation weigh on the running costs of any house.

There were 1,274 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 7.5% on 2011. The average age is 49.1 against 47.4 in the metropolitan area of Turin, and over-65s are 29.0%, more than the 26.4% across the area. Foreign residents make up 3.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Turin area average.

Piverone is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, but the expected ground acceleration in the village is low, 0.040 g. In older houses, damp, the roof and the systems matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel. Near the lake shore and on low ground, flood hazard should be checked for each address on the official maps, as should landslides on the flanks of the Serra.

Key points

  • Village on the south shore of Lake Viverone, below the Serra.
  • Population down 7.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration: 0.040 g.
  • Over-65s at 29.0%, against 26.4% in the area.

Overview

Piverone is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,274 residents, ranked 173 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piverone 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 0.040 g, a low 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piverone declared an average taxable income of 26,215 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piverone is in climate zone E, with 2,728 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 295 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piverone has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies.

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 7.8% of the land in Piverone, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Piverone 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 Piverone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piverone: 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 Piverone 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 27 inhabited census areas in Piverone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.6%
  • fair 93.4%

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 001196. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.