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Porte: 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 Nazionale 1, Porte.

Porte, at the mouth of the Chisone valley above Pinerolo

Porte stands at the entrance to the Chisone valley, where it opens out towards the plain around Pinerolo. The road that climbs the valley to Sestriere runs through it beside the Chisone river, with houses spread between the valley floor and the first wooded slopes.

Location is the main draw for buyers. Pinerolo, with its services, railway station and secondary schools, is close at hand, and Porte works largely as a residential village for people who work down on the plain. Homes are mostly detached houses and small apartment blocks, and there is a difference between the flat parts along the road and those higher up, where gradient matters and the winter sun is shorter.

The population is holding up. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,130 residents in 2023, up 1.5% on 2011, and the estimated average age of 46.3 is lower than the 47.4 of the province of Turin. Over-65s make up 22.6% and foreign residents 11.3%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. The Civil Protection Department places Porte in zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.134 g. For a house built before current standards, ask when the roof and floors were last worked on.

Near the Chisone and its side streams, flood and landslide hazard is checked for the address on the official maps. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report finds the plot.

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Chisone valley, close to Pinerolo.
  • Population up 1.5% since 2011; average age 46.3.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.
  • Near the Chisone: flood hazard checked for the address.

Overview

Porte is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,130 residents, ranked 187 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Porte 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 0.134 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 1.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Porte declared an average taxable income of 25,310 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Porte is in climate zone E, with 2,902 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 436 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Porte has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 8.8% of the land in Porte, 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

Porte 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 Porte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Porte: 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 Porte 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 10 inhabited census areas in Porte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 26.1%
  • good 73.9%

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 001200. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.