Settimo Rottaro: 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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For example: Via Commendator Vachino 1, Settimo Rottaro.
Settimo Rottaro, in the moraine hills of Canavese
The hills that close off the Canavese plain were shaped by an ancient glacier, the one that came down from the Aosta Valley along the Dora Baltea river. Settimo Rottaro sits in this landscape at a low altitude, around 260 metres, a compact village surrounded by fields, meadows and woods. It is a small municipality within the Metropolitan City of Turin, a quiet place to live where most people work elsewhere, towards Ivrea or the other towns of the area.
For a buyer, the car and the distance to services come first: there are few in the village itself, and for schools, specialist doctors and supermarkets you need to travel. Homes are often detached, old farmhouses (cascine) or newer houses with gardens. With rural buildings it is worth having the roof, damp and wiring checked before making an offer.
In 2023 there were 469 residents, 6.8% fewer than in 2011, a modest decline. The average age is 50.9 against 47.4 for the metropolitan area, and over-65s reach 30.9%. Foreign residents make up 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the Turin area average.
Seismic hazard is low: Settimo Rottaro is in zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like 40 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.040 g. Earthquakes weigh little on the choice of a house here; the condition of the building and its energy rating weigh more, since the area is in climate zone E with proper winters.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address. Between the hills and the drainage ditches of the plain, flood hazard is not the same everywhere and is read for the individual address.
Key points
- Moraine hills of Canavese, at around 260 metres.
- 469 residents in 2023, down 6.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.040 g.
- Detached houses and farmhouses: check roof and wiring.
Overview
Settimo Rottaro is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 469 residents, ranked 260 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Settimo Rottaro is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 41 of 312 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.040 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 6.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Settimo Rottaro declared an average taxable income of 21,959 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Settimo Rottaro is in climate zone E, with 2,744 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 258 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Settimo Rottaro has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.9% of the land in Settimo Rottaro, 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
Settimo Rottaro 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 contaminated sites in Settimo Rottaro.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Settimo Rottaro: 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 Settimo Rottaro 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 7 inhabited census areas in Settimo Rottaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.3%
- fair 98.7%
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 001264. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.