Torre Pellice: 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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Torre Pellice, the heart of the Waldensian valleys
Torre Pellice is the capital of the Waldensian valleys, home to the Waldensians, Italy's historic Protestant church. Its main institutions, church and headquarters are here, and every summer the town hosts the Synod that brings together Protestant congregations from across Italy. It lies in the Val Pellice, west of Pinerolo, where the valley begins to narrow between the mountains.
For house hunters it is a mountain town with the services of a small market town: schools, shops and a compact centre that stays lively all year. Pinerolo is about twenty minutes away and Turin around an hour. Homes range from blocks of flats in the centre to nineteenth-century villas with gardens and hamlets scattered over the slopes, which are more isolated and have long winters. The climate zone is F, so heating is a real cost. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,628 residents in 2023, up 1.2% since 2011. Even so, the population is among the oldest in the area: an average age of 49.9 against 47.4 for the province of Turin, with over-65s at 32.1%. Foreign residents make up 10.0%.
The Pinerolo area is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of Piedmont. Torre Pellice is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.135 g, not a negligible value. In stone houses, ask whether any structural work has been carried out. The Pellice and its side streams can burst their banks in the autumn rains, and the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address.
Key points
- Val Pellice, seat of the Waldensian Church's institutions.
- 4,628 residents, up 1.2% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 32.1%, average age 49.9.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.
Overview
Torre Pellice is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,628 residents, ranked 68 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torre Pellice is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. 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 0.135 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torre Pellice declared an average taxable income of 23,169 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torre Pellice is in climate zone F, with 3,128 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 516 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torre Pellice has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.
There are 1.7 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).
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 6.4% of the land in Torre Pellice, 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
Torre Pellice 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 Torre Pellice.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torre Pellice: 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 Torre Pellice 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 41 inhabited census areas in Torre Pellice. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 6.9%
- good 37.6%
- very good 55.5%
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 001275. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.