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Vallo Torinese: 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 Varisella 1, Vallo Torinese.

Vallo Torinese, first hills towards the Lanzo valleys

Vallo Torinese lies on the first high ground separating the plain north-west of Turin from the Lanzo valleys, at about 500 metres, among chestnut woods, meadows and small clusters of houses. It is a quiet residential village, chosen by people who want to live among greenery while staying within reasonable reach of the city.

Daily life depends on the car: for work, secondary schools and shopping people go down to the plain and towards Turin. Homes are detached houses with gardens, village houses and the odd old rural building to restore. With sloping ground and plenty of trees around, check winter access, sun exposure and damp in walls set against the hillside. The municipality is in climate zone F, with long, cold winters, so heating costs count.

At the end of 2023 there were 780 residents, almost the same as in 2011 (-0.6%). The average age is 48.1, against 47.4 in the province, and over-65s are 26.2%, in line with the provincial 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 4.5%. Average declared income is slightly below that of the province of Turin.

Vallo is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.069 g. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, boiler and windows matter more, since they decide the energy rating.

On the wooded slopes, landslides and streams are checked on the official maps for the exact address, and the report does this together with altitude and slope. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and link the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • High ground between the Turin plain and the Lanzo valleys.
  • Population almost unchanged: 780 in 2023.
  • Climate zone F: long, cold winters.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.069 g.

Overview

Vallo Torinese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 780 residents, ranked 222 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallo Torinese 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 0.069 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallo Torinese declared an average taxable income of 26,095 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallo Torinese is in climate zone F, with 3,187 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 508 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vallo Torinese has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 4.7% of the land in Vallo Torinese, 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

Vallo Torinese 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 Vallo Torinese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vallo Torinese: 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 Vallo Torinese 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 8 inhabited census areas in Vallo Torinese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 69.0%
  • good 31.0%

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 001286. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.