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Traves: 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: Frazione Villa 2, Traves.

Traves, a mountain village in the Lanzo valleys

Heading up the Lanzo valleys from Turin along the Stura river, Traves is one of the small mountain municipalities you reach after Lanzo, with the town hall at about 630 metres and its hamlets scattered across the slope. People choose it for nature and peace; for work and services they head down to Lanzo, Ciriè and the Turin area.

In 2023 there were 510 residents, 7.8% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age is 51.0, against 47.4 in the metropolitan city of Turin, and over-65s make up 30.8%. Households are small, 1.76 people on average, and foreign residents are 6.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Many homes are stone buildings in the hamlets, some used only in summer. Before buying, check how you reach the house in winter, who clears snow from any private stretch and how water and drainage are connected. The climate zone is F, so heating and insulation are the first item of expense.

Traves is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the Turin area, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.078 g. In stone houses, the condition of walls and roof matters more than seismic risk.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to the land parcel. In the valley, the hazard from landslides, debris flows and Stura floods has to be read on the official maps for the exact spot, and the report does it house by house.

Key points

  • Lanzo valleys, along the Stura, town hall at about 630 metres.
  • 510 residents in 2023, down 7.8% since 2011.
  • Climate zone F: check insulation and winter access.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.078 g.

Overview

Traves is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 510 residents, ranked 253 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Traves 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 0.078 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Traves declared an average taxable income of 21,510 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Traves is in climate zone F, with 3,296 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 628 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Traves has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 2.7% of the land in Traves, 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

Traves 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 medium. 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 Traves.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Traves: 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 Traves 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 10 inhabited census areas in Traves. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.3%
  • fair 8.8%
  • good 80.9%

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 001279. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.