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San Gillio: 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 Val della Torre 2, San Gillio.

San Gillio, between La Mandria and the hills north-west of Turin

San Gillio is a small municipality north-west of Turin, on the edge of the plain, where the first hills rise towards the Lanzo valleys and the Val della Torre. Not far away is the large La Mandria park, with its woods, and the royal palace of Venaria just beyond; the landscape mixes fields, copses and districts of detached houses.

It is a residential municipality built around a small historic centre, which has grown in recent decades with single-family homes and small blocks of flats. Most residents work in Turin or in the towns of the commuter belt and drive: the city is close, but the roads towards the ring road are busy at rush hour. Greenery and quiet are the main reasons people choose San Gillio.

There were 3,260 residents in 2023, up 7.8% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is younger than the metropolitan average: average age 45.3 against 47.4, over-65s at 21.8% against 26.4%. Foreign residents are few, at 3.5%. Declared incomes are above the metropolitan average.

San Gillio is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 270 other municipalities in the Turin area, but the expected acceleration is low, about 0.067 g. For a detached house from the seventies or eighties, insulation, roof and systems are the main items.

The report identifies the parcel on the cadastral maps and checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address, useful near streams and slopes.

Key points

  • Residential municipality north-west of Turin.
  • Close to La Mandria park.
  • Up 7.8% since 2011, incomes above average.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration (0.067 g).

Overview

San Gillio is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,260 residents, ranked 96 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Gillio 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 0.067 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Gillio declared an average taxable income of 27,972 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Gillio is in climate zone E, with 2,834 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 320 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Gillio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 16.5% of the land in San Gillio, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

San Gillio 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in San Gillio. 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 San Gillio: 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 Gillio 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 27 inhabited census areas in San Gillio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.7%
  • good 89.3%

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 001243. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.