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Rivalba: 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: Regione San Dalmazzo 1, Rivalba.

Rivalba, houses and woods in the Turin hills

On the side of the Turin hills that looks towards the river Po and the Alps, Rivalba is a small municipality of scattered houses, woods and meadows, at around 330 metres. Turin is reached by dropping down to the river valley and the towns along the main road; for secondary schools, hospitals and big shopping trips people go there or to the towns on the plain.

It appeals to people who work in the city and want a house with a garden and space around it, and declared incomes are above the average for the province of Turin. Homes are mostly detached houses and villas on the slope, with a few old farmhouses among the trees; the roads are narrow and steep, and some stretches can ice over in winter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,145 residents in 2023, down 1.2% on the 2011 census. The average age is 48.3, against 47.4 in the province, and 26.1% of residents are over 65, much as in the rest of the province (26.4%). Foreign residents make up 5.5%.

Seismic hazard is low: Rivalba is in zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 41 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is 0.043 g. For a hillside house, the ground it stands on, retaining walls and rainwater drainage matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the plot from the address. On the slopes of the hills, landslide hazard and gradient are read on the official maps for the exact spot, not as an average for the municipality.

Key points

  • Turin hills, facing the Po valley.
  • Declared incomes above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.043 g.
  • Average age 48.3, over-65s at 26.1%.

Overview

Rivalba is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,145 residents, ranked 185 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rivalba is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 41 of 312 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.043 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 1.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rivalba declared an average taxable income of 28,299 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rivalba is in climate zone E, with 2,846 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 328 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rivalba has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 6.9% of the land in Rivalba, 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

Rivalba is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Rivalba.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rivalba: 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 Rivalba 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 18 inhabited census areas in Rivalba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 65.1%
  • good 34.9%

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 001213. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.