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Roure: 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: Frazione Roreto 1, Roure.

Roure, the hamlets of the Val Chisone

Roure is a cluster of hamlets, called borgate, scattered along the Val Chisone, the valley that climbs from Pinerolo towards Sestriere, in an area of Occitan tradition. The town hall stands above 800 metres and the hamlets are spread between the valley floor, along the main road, and the higher slopes. Pinerolo is the reference point for work, hospital care and secondary schools.

Buying here means choosing the hamlet first. Those on the valley-floor road are easier to reach in every season; those higher up get more sun and quiet, but come with narrow roads and snow to deal with. Houses are often stone buildings, sometimes with traditional stone-slab roofs, to be assessed for insulation and the state of the roof: this is climate zone F, with long winters.

The population is elderly and shrinking. There were 756 residents in 2023, down 14.9% since 2011. The average age is 52.7 against 47.4 in the metropolitan city of Turin, and over-65s make up 36.8%, against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 3.0%. Average declared income is below that of the Turin area.

Roure is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the metropolitan city, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.135 g. For stone houses, ask whether the roof and floors have been rebuilt and tied into the walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report links the address to the land parcel. Between the Chisone river and the slopes, flood and landslide hazard vary from hamlet to hamlet and are read from the official maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • Hamlets scattered along the Val Chisone, an Occitan area.
  • Valley floor or higher hamlets: very different access and sun.
  • Over-65s at 36.8%, against 26.4% in the Turin area.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.

Overview

Roure is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 756 residents, ranked 224 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roure 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 14.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roure declared an average taxable income of 22,197 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roure is in climate zone F, with 3,644 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 860 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roure has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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 1.1% of the land in Roure, 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

Roure is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Roure.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roure: 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 Roure 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 23 inhabited census areas in Roure. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 42.0%
  • good 58.0%

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 001227. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.