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Venaus: 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: Frazione Bar Cenisio 1, Venaus.

Venaus, in the Cenischia valley above Susa

Venaus lies in the Cenischia valley, the side valley of the Susa valley that climbs towards the Mont Cenis pass and France. The village is at around 600 metres, with houses grouped on the valley floor and wooded slopes all around. Susa, a few minutes below, is where people go for schools, shops and trains to Turin.

Buying in Venaus means choosing the mountains close to the main valley. Houses in the centre are stone-built and often have ground-floor rooms that started life as stables or storerooms; before buying, find out what is legally habitable and what is not, besides the state of the roof and the systems. The climate zone is F, so insulation and the boiler carry real weight.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 839 residents at the end of 2023, down 12.5% on the 959 of 2011. The average age is 51.3, against 47.4 in the metropolitan city of Turin, and over-65s are 31.6%. Declared average income is below the provincial figure.

Venaus is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 271 of the 312 municipalities around Turin, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.134 g. In stone houses, the ties between walls and floors and the anchoring of the roof are what a surveyor should look at.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report links the address to its land parcel. In a narrow valley with a stream running through it, floods, debris fans and landslides are checked on the official maps for the plot.

Key points

  • In the Cenischia valley, the side valley towards Mont Cenis.
  • Susa a few minutes away, with trains to Turin.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.
  • Population down 12.5% since 2011.

Overview

Venaus is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 839 residents, ranked 212 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Venaus 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 0.134 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 12.5%. 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 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Venaus declared an average taxable income of 23,257 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Venaus is in climate zone F, with 3,260 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 604 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 3.4% of the land in Venaus, 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

Venaus 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 Venaus.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • fair 58.3%
  • good 41.7%

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 001291. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.