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Rueglio: 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 Enrico Compagno 1, Rueglio.

Rueglio, a Valchiusella village above Ivrea

In the Valchiusella, the Canavese valley that opens north-west of Ivrea, Rueglio is one of the villages halfway up the slope: the town hall stands at about 670 metres among chestnut woods and meadows, with hamlets spread across the hillside. Ivrea and the valley floor remain the reference for work, secondary schools and hospital care, and are reached by car.

The village appeals to people who want a mountain home without being far from the plain. Housing is made up of stone houses in the centre, often on several levels, and rural buildings in the hamlets, some restored and others needing work. Check the roof, damp in walls set against the ground and the cost of heating, since this is climate zone F. For houses on a slope or near a stream, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.

Unlike many valley villages, Rueglio has gained residents: at the end of 2023 there were 806, up 4.3% on the 773 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.5, against 47.4 in the Turin area, over-65s are 27.9% and foreign residents 4.5%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

Rueglio is in seismic zone 3, along with 270 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, but the expected ground acceleration in the village is low, about 0.047 g. In older houses, ask when the roof and floors were last redone and with what materials.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hillside village in the Valchiusella, in the Canavese.
  • Population up 4.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 48.5, over-65s at 27.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: about 0.047 g.

Overview

Rueglio is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 806 residents, ranked 218 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rueglio 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 0.047 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 grown by 4.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rueglio declared an average taxable income of 21,706 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rueglio is in climate zone F, with 3,268 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 675 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rueglio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 2.2% of the land in Rueglio, 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

Rueglio 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 medium. 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 Rueglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rueglio: 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 Rueglio 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 9 inhabited census areas in Rueglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.8%
  • good 83.2%

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 001230. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.