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Rubiana: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Rubiana.

Rubiana, the Val Messa below the Colle del Lys

Rubiana lies in a small side valley of the lower Susa Valley, the Val Messa, some thirty kilometres from Turin. The land rises from the meadows and chestnut woods around the village, at about 640 metres, up to the road over the Colle del Lys pass, which leads to the Lanzo valleys and is busy on Sundays with cyclists and walkers.

People who choose to live here want the mountains within reach of the city: Avigliana and the plain are below, and from there Turin is within commuting distance. The municipality is made up of many hamlets scattered across the slope, with stone houses, mountain cottages and villas built in recent decades, some as second homes for people from Turin. Sun exposure, gradient and how easy the road is in winter vary a lot from one hamlet to another.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,428 residents in 2023, practically unchanged since 2011 (up 0.5%). The average age is 48.5 against 47.4 in the metropolitan area of Turin, over-65s make up 26.0% and foreign residents 7.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Rubiana is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.102 g. Climate zone F matters more than earthquakes for running costs: with long winters, insulation, the boiler or stove and the state of the roof weigh heavily.

On the slopes the report measures elevation and gradient at the address and checks the official hazard maps, while the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are used to identify the land parcel.

Key points

  • Val Messa, a side valley of the lower Susa Valley.
  • Hamlets scattered on the slope, many with stone houses.
  • Population stable since 2011, average age 48.5.
  • Seismic zone 3; climate zone F, long winters.

Overview

Rubiana is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,428 residents, ranked 122 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rubiana 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 0.102 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rubiana declared an average taxable income of 25,006 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rubiana is in climate zone F, with 3,314 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 640 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rubiana has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 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 3.3% of the land in Rubiana, 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

Rubiana 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 Rubiana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rubiana: 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 Rubiana 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 33 inhabited census areas in Rubiana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.6%
  • good 97.4%

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 001229. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.