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Verrua Savoia: 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: Localita' Tabbia 7, Verrua Savoia.

Verrua Savoia, hills above the Po on Turin's eastern edge

Verrua Savoia covers the hills on the right bank of the Po at the far eastern end of the metropolitan city of Turin, where the area borders the province of Asti and, across the river, that of Vercelli. On the highest hill stand the remains of the fortress that for centuries controlled the route along the Po. The municipality is a patchwork of hamlets, vineyards, woods and meadows rather than one compact centre.

That layout matters when buying. Some houses are up in the hills on narrow, sloping roads, others lower down towards the Po plain, handier for Crescentino and the road to Chivasso. Turin can be reached by car, a journey to factor in every day if you work there. Average declared incomes are below the Turin area average.

There are 1,326 residents (2023), down 9.1% since 2011. The average age is 50.6, against 47.4 across the metropolitan city, and almost a third of residents are over 65 (30.6%). Foreign residents make up 4.7%.

Seismic risk is low: Verrua is in zone 4 and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.038 g. In country houses the issues are more likely to be damp, the roof and the systems, plus heating costs in a climate zone E winter.

Near the river and on the slopes conditions vary from place to place. The report starts from the address, finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency maps and checks the official flood and landslide maps for that plot.

Key points

  • Hills above the Po at the eastern tip of the Turin area.
  • Scattered hamlets among vineyards and woods, hill and plain homes.
  • 1,326 residents, down 9.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, low risk; river and slopes to check.

Overview

Verrua Savoia is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,326 residents, ranked 167 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verrua Savoia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 41 of 312 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 9.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verrua Savoia declared an average taxable income of 23,596 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verrua Savoia is in climate zone E, with 2,784 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 287 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verrua Savoia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 3.5% of the land in Verrua Savoia, 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

Verrua Savoia 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 low. 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 Verrua Savoia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Verrua Savoia: 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 Verrua Savoia 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 50 inhabited census areas in Verrua Savoia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 001294. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.