Sant'Ambrogio di Torino: 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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Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, beneath the Sacra di San Michele
On top of Monte Pirchiriano, above the houses of Sant'Ambrogio, stands the Sacra di San Michele, the abbey that has become a symbol of Piedmont and lies within this very municipality. The town is in the lower Susa valley, along the river Dora Riparia, between Avigliana and Chiusa di San Michele, about thirty kilometres from Turin.
It is a compact, built-up town, with an old core at the foot of the mountain and newer districts towards the valley floor. The station on the Turin to Modane line, served by suburban trains, and the nearby A32 motorway make it convenient for people working in Turin or around Avigliana. The market mainly offers flats and village houses, at prices below those in the inner ring of towns around Turin.
In 2023 there were 4,538 residents, down 4.5% on 2011. The average age is 46.4, below that of the Metropolitan City of Turin (47.4), over-65s make up 23.6% and foreign residents 9.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Sant'Ambrogio is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 270 other municipalities around Turin, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.112 g. For stone houses in the old core, ask whether walls and floors have been strengthened. Two issues come with the location. Below the steep, rocky face of Monte Pirchiriano some areas may be exposed to rockfall; towards the valley floor, the Dora in flood and the side streams can inundate the lowest ground. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Lower Susa valley, at the foot of the Sacra di San Michele.
- Station on the Turin-Modane line, A32 motorway nearby.
- 4,538 residents, down 4.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3; rockfall and Dora floods to check.
Overview
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,538 residents, ranked 71 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Ambrogio di Torino 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 0.112 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino declared an average taxable income of 24,234 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino is in climate zone E, with 2,888 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 356 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Ambrogio di Torino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 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 17.7% of the land in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, 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
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino 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 Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Sant'Ambrogio di Torino: 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 Sant'Ambrogio di Torino 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 45 inhabited census areas in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.9%
- fair 36.8%
- good 42.0%
- very good 20.3%
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 001255. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.