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Vestignè: 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 Vittorio Emanuele Secondo 1, Vestignè.

Vestignè, a Canavese village between hills and plain

Vestignè is a village in the Canavese, the area north of Turin around Ivrea, in the band where the hills around Ivrea give way to the plain. The landscape is fields, meadows, lines of trees and small rises, with a compact village centre and scattered farmsteads. Ivrea is the town people rely on for services, schools and work, while Turin can be reached by car.

Homes for sale are largely village houses and farmsteads, often large, sometimes with an enclosed courtyard and outbuildings. These are properties that need work: roofs, damp on the ground floor, wiring and plumbing, insulation. This is climate zone E and winters are cold, so heating costs should be worked out before buying, not after.

The population is falling. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 749 residents in 2023, against 830 in 2011, 9.8% fewer. The average age is 50.2 against 47.4 in the metropolitan area of Turin, and over-65s make up 30.0% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 9.5%. Average declared income is below the metropolitan average, which includes the city of Turin.

Vestignè is in seismic zone 3, like most municipalities in the Turin area (271 out of 312). Expected ground acceleration is low, about 0.041 g. In brick and stone farmhouses it is still worth looking at cracks, how walls and floors are tied together and work done in the past.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality: from a single address the report traces the land parcel. Irrigation ditches, canals and flood-prone areas are checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Canavese village between the Ivrea hills and the plain.
  • 749 residents, down 9.8% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 30.0%, against 26.4% in the Turin area.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration, about 0.041 g.

Overview

Vestignè is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 749 residents, ranked 225 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vestignè 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 0.041 g, a low 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vestignè declared an average taxable income of 23,888 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vestignè is in climate zone E, with 2,710 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 235 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vestignè has 3 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 4.2% of the land in Vestignè, 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

Vestignè 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Vestignè. 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 Vestignè: 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 Vestignè 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 Vestignè. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 99.6%

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 001295. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.