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Valchiusa: 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 Monte Marzo 1, Valchiusa.

Valchiusa, three Valchiusella villages joined in one municipality

Valchiusa has existed since 2019, when the municipalities of Meugliano, Trausella and Vico Canavese merged into one. It covers the Valchiusella, a valley in the Canavese area that rises from the hills above Ivrea towards the mountains, with stone hamlets, chestnut groves, meadows and woods.

Homes here are mostly traditional stone and timber houses, many in hamlets scattered across the slopes, plus newer villas in the main villages. Some houses are second homes for people from the Turin area. For work, secondary schools and the hospital you drive down towards Ivrea and the plain. Average declared income is below that of the province of Turin.

In 2023 the three villages together had 1,016 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 8.1% fewer than in 2011. The population is older than the provincial average: an average age of 51.5 against 47.4, and over-65s at 31.7% against 26.4%. Households are small, 1.84 people on average, and foreign residents make up 4.7%.

For earthquakes Valchiusa is in seismic zone 3, the class of 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province of Turin, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.046 g. In a mountain house needing work, the roof, insulation and damp in walls set against the ground matter more.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the land parcel from the address. In a valley with streams and steep slopes, it also checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Municipality formed in 2019 from three Valchiusella villages.
  • Population down 8.1% since 2011, over-65s at 31.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.046 g.
  • Stone hamlets on the slopes, Ivrea for services.

Overview

Valchiusa is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,016 residents, ranked 194 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valchiusa 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 0.046 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valchiusa declared an average taxable income of 20,693 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valchiusa is in climate zone F, with 3,348 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 738 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valchiusa has 3 schools.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 1.6% of the land in Valchiusa, 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

Valchiusa 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 high. 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 Valchiusa.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valchiusa: 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 Valchiusa 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 24 inhabited census areas in Valchiusa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 11.1%
  • good 88.9%

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 001318. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.