Salbertrand: 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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Salbertrand, the upper Susa valley and the Gran Bosco
Just above a thousand metres, in the upper Susa valley, Salbertrand sits on the valley floor of the Dora Riparia, along the Fréjus railway and the motorway that runs from Turin to France. The village has a station on the line to Bardonecchia, a real advantage if you work further down the valley or in Turin. Within the municipality lies the Gran Bosco di Salbertrand, a regional nature park of fir and larch.
Its figures differ from those of many mountain villages. The population has grown: 619 residents in 2023, up 6.9% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The average age of 45.0 is lower than the provincial 47.4, and over-65s make up 21.2% against 26.4% in the province of Turin. Foreign residents account for 15.7%. There are 9.69 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.52 in the province.
This is climate zone F, with long, snowy winters. For a house, insulation, heating and the state of the roof count, and for a chalet or rural building on the slopes, winter access too. Near the Dora and the streams coming down the hillsides, the official landslide and flood maps need to be read for the exact address: the report does this alongside elevation and slope.
Salbertrand is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province; expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.123 g. For stone houses, ask whether walls and floors have been strengthened.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel.
Key points
- Upper Susa valley village with a station on the Bardonecchia line.
- 619 residents, up 6.9% since 2011.
- Average age 45.0, against 47.4 in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.123 g.
Overview
Salbertrand is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 619 residents, ranked 239 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salbertrand 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 0.123 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 6.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 15.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salbertrand declared an average taxable income of 23,080 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Salbertrand is in climate zone F, with 3,998 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,032 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Salbertrand has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 parks and green areas.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 3.2% of the land in Salbertrand, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Salbertrand 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Salbertrand. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salbertrand: 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 Salbertrand 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 20 inhabited census areas in Salbertrand. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 19.2%
- fair 71.7%
- good 9.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 001232. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.