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Torresina: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cuneo, 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 Costa 1, Torresina.

Torresina, a small ridge in the Langhe near Cuneo

From a Langhe ridge at around seven hundred metres, the few houses of Torresina look out over hills rolling on one behind the other, with woods and meadows all around. The municipality, in the province of Cuneo, is tiny, and the neighbouring villages can only be reached by narrow, winding roads.

The population is very old. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 47 residents, 27.7% fewer than in 2011; over-65s make up 48.9%, against 25.1% in the province, and the estimated average age is 56.3 (46.3 in the province). Declared incomes are below the Cuneo average.

For buyers, Torresina offers country houses and farmhouses with land, often in need of attention. Do not underestimate the logistics: shopping, schools and the doctor all mean driving to the larger towns, and in winter climate zone F, the coldest band in Italy's heating classification, brings cold and snow even to the hills. A surveyor can estimate the cost of the roof, services and insulation in advance.

Earthquake hazard is low. Torresina is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 105 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.058 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel. In the Langhe hills, landslide hazard varies from one slope to another and is checked on the official maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • A few houses on a Langhe ridge, at about 700 metres.
  • Over-65s at 48.9%, against 25.1% in the province.
  • 47 residents in 2023, down 27.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.058 g.

Overview

Torresina is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 47 residents, among the smallest in the province (245 of 247).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torresina is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 106 of 247 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.058 g, a moderate 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 27.7%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (46). 49% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torresina declared an average taxable income of 19,881 euros, below the provincial average (24,913 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torresina is in climate zone F, with 3,188 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 704 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 2.1% of the land in Torresina, compared with 5.3% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Torresina is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Torresina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torresina: 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 Torresina 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 inhabited census areas in Torresina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 004229. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.