Settimo Vittone: 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 Vittone, terraced vineyards along the Dora Baltea
Settimo Vittone lies in the northern Canavese, along the valley of the Dora Baltea, just before the border with the Aosta Valley. The village stands at the foot of steep slopes planted with vines on terraces held up by stone walls, and it keeps the parish church of San Lorenzo with its baptistery, a complex dating back to the early Middle Ages. The railway and the motorway to Aosta run along the valley floor; Ivrea is a short distance away.
The municipality has hamlets on the valley floor and others higher up the slopes. Down below, what matters is how close the house is to the Dora and the streams, which the report checks against the official flood maps; higher up, it is the access road, the gradient and the retaining walls, which are often the owner's responsibility. In a stone house on the hillside, have the roof and the walls backing onto the slope checked.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,509 residents in 2023, down 2.2% since 2011. The average age of 48.2 is a little above the 47.4 of the province of Turin, and over-65s make up 28.6%. Foreign residents account for 6.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Settimo Vittone is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.046 g. More than earthquakes, the condition of walls and roofs, exposed to frost and rain, is what counts here.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report reaches the land parcel from the address, which also helps with the small vineyard plots often sold together with a house.
Key points
- Dora Baltea valley, just before the Aosta Valley.
- Terraced vineyards: check the retaining walls.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.046 g.
- Population down 2.2% since 2011.
Overview
Settimo Vittone is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,509 residents, ranked 157 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Settimo Vittone 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 0.046 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Settimo Vittone declared an average taxable income of 23,116 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Settimo Vittone is in climate zone E, with 2,781 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 282 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Settimo Vittone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 4.1% of the land in Settimo Vittone, 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 Vittone 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 Vittone.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Settimo Vittone: 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 Vittone 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 33 inhabited census areas in Settimo Vittone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 62.3%
- good 37.7%
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 001266. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.