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Sestriere: 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 del Colle 1, Sestriere.

Sestriere, a ski village on a pass between two valleys

Few Italian municipalities were created for a single purpose the way Sestriere was. The village was built for skiing on the pass linking the Val Chisone with the upper Susa Valley, at over 2,000 metres, and the hotel towers commissioned by the Agnelli family in the 1930s still define its skyline. In 2006 it hosted the alpine skiing events of the Turin Winter Olympics. Its lifts belong to the Via Lattea (Milky Way) ski area, which links the resorts of the upper valley as far as Montgenèvre in France.

The property market follows the snow. Buyers usually want a holiday flat in a block or a residence, and the checks differ from those in the lowlands: service charges for snow clearing and central heating, the condition of the roof, insulation. The climate zone is F, the one with the longest winters. Walking distance to the lifts matters too, as does whether you can let the flat in peak months, which depends on the building's rules.

Sestriere has gained residents: 901 in 2023, up 7.5% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The population is younger than the provincial average, with an estimated average age of 45.5 against 47.4 in the province, and over-65s at 18.6% (26.4% provincially). Foreign residents are 6.7%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average. Among the services recorded, the 55 bars and restaurants stand out, a sign of a village that lives on tourism.

The Civil Protection department places Sestriere in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the province of Turin, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.117 g. For buildings put up quickly during the tourist boom, ask for the design date and any later structural work.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps: the report traces the address to its land parcel and checks the official maps for landslide and avalanche hazard wherever they are mapped.

Key points

  • Pass at over 2,000 metres between Val Chisone and the Susa Valley.
  • Residents up 7.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 18.6%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • 55 bars and restaurants recorded in the village.

Overview

Sestriere is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 901 residents, ranked 207 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sestriere 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 0.117 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sestriere declared an average taxable income of 29,638 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sestriere is in climate zone F, with 5,165 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 2,035 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sestriere has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 9 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 4.2% of the land in Sestriere, 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

Sestriere 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 no open contaminated sites in Sestriere; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sestriere: 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 Sestriere 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 29 inhabited census areas in Sestriere. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.7%
  • good 37.9%
  • very good 42.4%
  • excellent 7.0%

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 001263. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.