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Varisella: 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 Ramai 1, Varisella.

Varisella, in the Ceronda valley on Turin's doorstep

The Val Ceronda opens out a short way from Turin, and Varisella occupies a stretch of it, at about 520 metres, among woods, meadows and houses scattered over the slopes. The village looks like a low mountain place, but the city is within easy driving distance.

The population is holding up: at the end of 2023 there were 844 residents, up 1.7% on the 830 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.2, close to 47.4 for the province; over-65s are 25.6% and foreign residents 7.0%. Households average 2.33 people. Average declared incomes are below the figure for the province of Turin.

The market consists of renovated stone houses, detached homes with gardens and houses in the woods. The climate is zone F, the coldest: in winter the heating stays on for a long time and snow can fall, so insulation, the boiler or stove and the access road should be weighed up before the price. Streams run down the slopes, and the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Varisella is in seismic zone 3 (zone 1 is the most hazardous), like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province of Turin; the other 41 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.071 g. The hazard is moderate: in an old stone house, the roof, floors and damp count most.

The cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and from the address the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Val Ceronda, a short drive from Turin.
  • Population up 1.7% since 2011.
  • Climate zone F: insulation and heating matter.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.071 g.

Overview

Varisella is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 844 residents, ranked 211 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Varisella 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 0.071 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 grown by 1.7%. 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 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Varisella declared an average taxable income of 22,855 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Varisella is in climate zone F, with 3,206 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 521 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Varisella has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 1.8% of the land in Varisella, 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

Varisella 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 Varisella.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Varisella: 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 Varisella 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 14 inhabited census areas in Varisella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.5%
  • good 96.5%

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 001289. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.