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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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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 Nizza 1, Torino.

Torino, a big city at the foot of the Alps

Torino, known in English as Turin, spreads across the Po plain with the Alps closing the skyline and a green hillside rising on the far bank of the river. It began as a Roman settlement, served as the first capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in the early 1860s and, throughout the twentieth century, was synonymous with car manufacturing. The spire of the Mole Antonelliana is still the landmark most visitors spot first.

At the end of 2023 Torino had 851,199 residents, 38.6% of everyone living in a province of 312 municipalities. That is 2.4% fewer than at the 2011 census. The estimated average age is around 47, 25.9% of residents are 65 or older (against 26.6% for Piedmont as a whole) and households are small, at 1.93 people on average. Foreign nationals account for 15.3% of the population.

On earthquakes, Italy's Civil Protection Department places Torino in seismic zone 3, the second-lowest of four classes, along with 271 of the province's 312 municipalities. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.056 g, a modest figure. Older blocks put up before modern seismic rules still deserve a couple of questions: when was the structure designed, and has it been strengthened since?

Open data list 495 schools and 823 healthcare facilities, both above the provincial average per head, plus 280 pharmacies on the official Ministry of Health register. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace a building's sheet and parcel numbers (foglio and particella) from its address. Flood and landslide exposure, like zone-level prices, shifts between the flat centre, the riverbanks and the hillside, so it has to be read address by address.

Key points

  • 851,199 residents, 38.6% of the whole province.
  • Population down 2.4% since the 2011 census.
  • Seismic zone 3, with low expected ground shaking (about 0.056 g).
  • Cadastral maps available: the plot is found from the address.

Overview

Torino is the capital of the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 851,199 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 39% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torino 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 0.056 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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 15.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torino declared an average taxable income of 28,860 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torino is in climate zone E, with 2,617 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 239 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torino has 495 schools and 280 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 279 grocery shops and supermarkets, 823 healthcare facilities, 679 sports facilities and 118 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 65.2% of the land in Torino, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

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 172 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Torino, and 67 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 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 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 4,044 inhabited census areas in Torino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 10.7%
  • good 88.3%
  • very good 1.0%

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 001272. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.