San Germano Chisone: 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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San Germano Chisone, lower Val Chisone above Pinerolo
At the entrance to the Chisone valley, a few kilometres from Pinerolo, San Germano Chisone is a valley-floor village with hamlets climbing the slopes among chestnut trees and meadows. It is part of the Waldensian valleys, where the Protestant community has a long history and its church is one of the buildings that define the village. The valley road leads down to Pinerolo and Turin, and up to the ski resorts of Val Chisone.
For buyers the difference is between the valley floor, with houses in the centre and apartment blocks along the road, and the hamlets higher up, made of stone houses often needing restoration, more isolated and with less winter sun on the shaded side. The climate zone is F, so winters are long and heating costs need careful budgeting.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,735 residents in 2023, down 7.4% since 2011. The average age is 49.1 against 47.4 in the province of Turin, over-65s make up 28.6% and households average 2.10 people. Foreign residents are 5.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For earthquakes, San Germano is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.134 g, a value not to be ignored. For a stone house, ask whether the roof and walls have been strengthened.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. For the address, the report checks the official flood maps along the Chisone and the landslide maps on the slopes.
Key points
- Lower Val Chisone village near Pinerolo, in the Waldensian valleys.
- Residents down 7.4% since 2011, over-65s at 28.6%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.134 g.
- Valley floor or upland hamlets: different houses, different winters.
Overview
San Germano Chisone is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,735 residents, ranked 145 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Germano Chisone 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 0.134 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Germano Chisone declared an average taxable income of 23,329 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Germano Chisone is in climate zone F, with 3,083 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 486 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Germano Chisone has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).
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 4.5% of the land in San Germano Chisone, 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
San Germano Chisone 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 high. 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 San Germano Chisone.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Germano Chisone: 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 San Germano Chisone 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 36 inhabited census areas in San Germano Chisone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 5.1%
- good 74.5%
- very good 20.4%
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
- 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 001242. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.