San Secondo 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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San Secondo di Pinerolo, Miradolo and the mouth of the Val Chisone
Just outside Pinerolo, where the plain meets the first hills and the Val Chisone opens towards the mountains, San Secondo di Pinerolo is a residential municipality at about 410 metres. In the hamlet of Miradolo stands the castle, with its park, now open to the public and used for exhibitions. Turin can be reached by car via Pinerolo.
Most homes are detached houses and small blocks of flats with gardens built in recent decades, plus older houses in the historic cores and scattered homes on the slopes towards the mountains. For many needs people turn to Pinerolo, a few minutes away: local services cover the basics, and the data show no healthcare facilities. Declared incomes are above the average for the Metropolitan City of Turin.
In 2023 there were 3,652 residents, up 1.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.7, close to the 47.4 of the province, over-65s make up 27.8% and foreign residents 3.6%.
The Pinerolo area is the part of Piedmont where earthquakes are felt most. San Secondo is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency), like 270 other municipalities in the province, but the expected acceleration in the built-up area, about 0.133 g, is close to the upper limit of that zone. Anyone buying a masonry house or a 1970s home should ask for the design and have an engineer look at it. On the slopes and along the streams coming down from the mountains, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Residential town on the edge of Pinerolo, with Miradolo castle.
- 3,652 residents, up 1.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.
- Incomes above the metropolitan average, main services in Pinerolo.
Overview
San Secondo di Pinerolo is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,652 residents, ranked 87 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Secondo 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 grown by 1.2%. 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 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Secondo di Pinerolo declared an average taxable income of 28,243 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Secondo di Pinerolo is in climate zone E, with 2,885 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 413 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Secondo di Pinerolo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.
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 14.6% of the land in San Secondo 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
San Secondo di Pinerolo 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in San Secondo di Pinerolo. 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 Secondo 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 San Secondo 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 67 inhabited census areas in San Secondo di Pinerolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 9.2%
- good 58.5%
- very good 32.3%
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
- 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 001254. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.