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Vaie: 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: Via Primo Maggio 1, Vaie.

Vaie, in the lower Susa Valley between valley floor and hillside

Vaie is one of the villages of the lower Susa Valley, on the sunny side of the valley, west of Turin. The municipality runs from the valley floor, where the Dora Riparia river, the railway and the motorway to the Fréjus tunnel pass, up to the woods on the slope. The centre is just under 400 metres, with old stone houses and newer detached homes.

Many residents work in Turin or its surrounding towns and travel up and down the valley every day. For buyers, the main difference is between lower houses, handy for roads and trains, and those on the slope, quieter but with uphill access that is less comfortable in winter. Near the Dora it is worth checking the flood maps, on the slope the landslide maps: the report reads them at the address.

There are 1,372 residents (2023), down 5.7% since 2011. The average age of 47.8 is close to that of the Metropolitan City of Turin (47.4), and 6.8% of residents are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Vaie is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.125 g, like 270 other municipalities in the province. In a stone house, check how walls and floors are tied together, as well as the roof and any damp.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Lower Susa Valley, on the sunny slope.
  • Commuting to Turin along the valley railway and motorway.
  • 1,372 residents, down 5.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.125 g.

Overview

Vaie is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,372 residents, ranked 166 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vaie 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 0.125 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 5.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vaie declared an average taxable income of 24,486 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vaie is in climate zone E, with 2,925 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 381 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vaie has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 6.4% of the land in Vaie, 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

Vaie 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 Vaie.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vaie: 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 Vaie 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 16 inhabited census areas in Vaie. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.2%
  • good 93.8%

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 001283. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.