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Traversella: 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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For example: Via delle Miniere 1, Traversella.

Traversella, the old mining village of Valchiusella

High up in Valchiusella, one of the Canavese valleys north-west of Ivrea, Traversella is the mining village: for centuries iron ore was dug from its mountains, and the tunnels and old mine buildings are still part of the landscape. Today it is a mountain municipality, with its centre above eight hundred metres, hamlets scattered across the slopes and woodland all around.

Buying here means buying a proper mountain house. Buildings are in stone, with heavy roofs and thick walls. Climate zone F means long, cold winters: insulation, windows and the heating system matter more to yearly costs than the purchase price. For secondary schools, shops and work, people drive down towards Ivrea, and daily life without a car is hard.

In 2023 there were 306 residents, down 12.6% on 2011. The estimated average age is 52.7, against 47.4 in the metropolitan city of Turin, and over-65s make up 34.0%. Households average 1.66 people. Foreign residents account for 3.3%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g in the built-up area, a low value. With an old building it is still worth checking the roof and how walls and floors are tied together.

On mountain slopes, landslides and debris flows have to be assessed plot by plot. The report reads the official maps at the address and, using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Old iron-mining village in upper Valchiusella.
  • 306 residents in 2023, down 12.6%.
  • Over-65s at 34.0%, average age 52.7.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.048 g.

Overview

Traversella is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 306 residents, among the smallest in the province (284 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Traversella 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 12.6%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Traversella declared an average taxable income of 18,526 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Traversella is in climate zone F, with 3,509 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 827 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Traversella has 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 0.8% of the land in Traversella, 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

Traversella is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Traversella.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Traversella: 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 Traversella 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 13 inhabited census areas in Traversella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.0%
  • good 90.0%

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 001278. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.