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Usseglio: 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 Pian Benot 1, Usseglio.

Usseglio, at the head of the Viù valley

Usseglio is the last municipality up the Viù valley, one of the Lanzo valleys north-west of Turin, and lies above 1,200 metres, where the valley opens into meadow basins ringed by high mountains. Further up, within the municipal boundary, is the Malciaussia reservoir. To reach Turin you drive the whole valley down to Lanzo and then out onto the plain: a long road that in winter calls for the right tyres.

Almost all the land here is open mountain, with only a tiny fraction covered by buildings and roads. The hamlets are small, built of stone and wood, and many houses are used in summer by people with family roots in the valley or by holidaymakers. In Overture Maps data there are 31.25 places to eat per 1,000 residents, against 4.52 in the province of Turin, a sign of a village that works with tourism.

Few people live here all year. In 2023 there were 192 residents, down 12.3% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 52.3, against 47.4 in the province, over-65s make up 33.9% and households average 1.57 people.

Usseglio 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 0.128 g. For a stone mountain house, the useful checks are the roof, its ability to carry snow and how the walls are tied to the floors.

At this altitude avalanches, landslides and flash floods depend on the slope. The report checks the official maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Last municipality up the Viù valley, above 1,200 metres.
  • 192 residents in 2023, down 12.3% since 2011.
  • 31.25 places to eat per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.128 g.

Overview

Usseglio is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 192 residents, among the smallest in the province (301 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Usseglio 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 0.128 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Usseglio declared an average taxable income of 22,536 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Usseglio is in climate zone F, with 4,664 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,265 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Usseglio has 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

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 0.4% of the land in Usseglio, 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

Usseglio 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 Usseglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Usseglio: 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 Usseglio 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 9 inhabited census areas in Usseglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.9%
  • good 64.1%

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 001282. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.