Settimo Torinese: 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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Settimo Torinese, Turin's gateway on the road to Milan
Anyone travelling to Turin from Milan, by train or motorway, almost always passes through Settimo Torinese. The town sits on the plain north-east of the city, close to the river Po, and is crossed by the Turin-Milan railway and by the web of motorways and ring road leading into Turin. It has been an industrial town for decades: factories, warehouses and retail parks take up a large part of the land, and a high share of its surface is built over or paved.
For a home buyer the main strength is transport. The station on the Milan line is also served by Turin's suburban trains, so if you live within walking distance you can commute into the city without a car. The housing mix varies: 1960s and 1970s apartment blocks in the centre, newer neighbourhoods on the edges, low houses and detached homes towards the countryside. Near the industrial estates and motorway junctions, noise and lorry traffic are worth judging for yourself, ideally with a visit at rush hour.
Settimo had 45,693 residents in 2023, 1,182 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 2.5% according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. It ranks number 6 in the province by population. The average age (47.5) and the share of over-65s (26.3%) are practically the same as the provincial figures; foreign residents make up 6.7%. Average declared incomes are a little below the Turin provincial average.
On earthquakes, Settimo is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, the same as 271 of the province's 312 municipalities, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g. In a boom-era block the more useful questions are about the roof, facades, insulation and heating, which drive future service charges.
On the plain near the Po and the streams that flow into it, the report checks the official flood maps for each address.
Key points
- Station on the Turin-Milan line, ring road and motorways close by.
- 45,693 residents in 2023, down 2.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.048 g.
- An industrial town: check noise and lorry traffic street by street.
Overview
Settimo Torinese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 45,693 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 312).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Settimo Torinese 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 0.048 g, a low 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 2.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Settimo Torinese declared an average taxable income of 24,659 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Settimo Torinese is in climate zone E, with 2,664 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 207 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Settimo Torinese has 25 schools and 13 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 25 grocery shops and supermarkets, 23 healthcare facilities, 34 sports facilities and 12 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 42.0% of the land in Settimo Torinese, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 1.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Settimo Torinese 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 15 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Settimo Torinese, and 7 more have 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 Settimo Torinese: 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 Torinese 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 336 inhabited census areas in Settimo Torinese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.7%
- fair 38.8%
- good 58.4%
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 001265. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.