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Salza di Pinerolo: 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: Borgata Fontane 1, Salza di Pinerolo.

Salza di Pinerolo, high hamlets in the Val Germanasca

The hamlets of Salza di Pinerolo sit high in the Val Germanasca, one of the Waldensian valleys west of Turin, above twelve hundred metres. They are clusters of stone houses with slab roofs, spread across a slope of meadows and woods and reached by a road that climbs from the valley floor in a long series of hairpins.

The Waldensian Protestant tradition runs through the history of the whole valley, with a religious and linguistic culture these mountains still keep. For a buyer, though, daily life is what counts. In winter, climate zone F (the coldest band in Italy's heating classification) and the snow make the road, the roof and the heating all-important, and for schools, doctors and shops you drive down to the bigger villages in the valley.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 71 residents in 2023, down 9.0% since 2011. Unlike many mountain villages, the estimated average age (48.7) is not far from that of the province of Turin (47.4), and over-65s make up 26.8% against 26.4% province-wide. Foreign residents account for 7.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Salza is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.133 g. In a centuries-old stone house, have a surveyor or engineer look at the walls, vaults and roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. In the mountains, avalanche, landslide and stream hazards differ a lot from one hamlet to another and are checked on the official maps for the specific house.

Key points

  • Waldensian hamlets high in the Val Germanasca, above 1200 metres.
  • 71 residents in 2023, down 9.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 48.7, close to 47.4 for the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.

Overview

Salza di Pinerolo is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 71 residents, among the smallest in the province (308 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salza di Pinerolo 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 0.133 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 9.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salza di Pinerolo declared an average taxable income of 22,040 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salza di Pinerolo is in climate zone F, with 4,169 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,210 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 0.8% of the land in Salza di Pinerolo, 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

Salza di Pinerolo 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 Salza di Pinerolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salza di Pinerolo: 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 Salza di Pinerolo 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 11 inhabited census areas in Salza di Pinerolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 51.4%
  • good 48.6%

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 001234. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.