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Venaria Reale: 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 Gaetano Amati 1, Venaria Reale.

Venaria Reale, the royal palace, La Mandria and the Turin belt

The Savoy royal palace, a UNESCO site together with the other Savoy residences, and La Mandria park draw visitors to Venaria Reale from all over Piedmont. For residents, Venaria is also part of Turin's inner commuter belt, north-west of the city, between the Stura di Lanzo river and the Ceronda stream.

The historic centre, with Via Mensa leading straight to the palace, has been restored in recent years. Around it are districts of apartment blocks built during Turin's big industrial era, and the hamlet of Altessano. The Turin-Ceres railway stops at Venaria, and the report shows how far each address is from the station. Green space is above the provincial average, with 0.25 areas per 1,000 residents against 0.15.

The population is shrinking and ageing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 32,071 residents in 2023, down 4.9% since 2011, with an average age of 48.4 against 47.4 in the province and over-65s at 28.5%. Households have 2.16 people on average and foreign residents make up 4.2%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

In the province of Turin, 271 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 41 in zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale. Venaria is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.057 g, a low value. In 1960s and 1970s blocks, the energy rating, shared central heating and the cost of facade and roof work matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the land registry maps and the report starts from the address to find the plot. Along the Ceronda and the Stura, flood hazard varies from area to area and should be checked for the individual house.

Key points

  • UNESCO royal palace and La Mandria park, north-west of Turin.
  • 32,071 residents, down 4.9% since 2011.
  • Average age 48.4, over-65s at 28.5%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.057 g.

Overview

Venaria Reale is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 32,071 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Venaria Reale 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 0.057 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Venaria Reale declared an average taxable income of 25,749 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Venaria Reale is in climate zone E, with 2,555 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 262 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Venaria Reale has 20 schools and 10 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 26.9% of the land in Venaria Reale, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Venaria Reale 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Venaria Reale, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Venaria Reale: 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 Venaria Reale 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 159 inhabited census areas in Venaria Reale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.3%
  • good 63.6%
  • very good 29.6%
  • excellent 2.4%

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 001292. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.