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Vialfrè: 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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Vialfrè, Canavese hills between Ivrea and the plain

Vialfrè, a small Canavese municipality, has gained residents in recent years rather than losing them. It lies in the hills between Ivrea and the Turin plain, at around four hundred and seventy metres, with houses scattered among meadows and woods and a small centre. The area is quiet and rural, and being close to larger towns makes it workable for people with jobs elsewhere.

There are few services in the village. For shops, schools and doctors people go to the larger Canavese towns nearby, and for work towards Ivrea or the Turin area, always by car. Homes are largely detached houses or renovated farm buildings, and declared incomes here are above the provincial average. With climate zone E, insulation and the boiler are still worth checking.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 262 residents in 2023, 8 more than the 254 of 2011, a rise of 3.1%. The estimated average age is 46.9, slightly below the 47.4 of the province of Turin, and over-65s make up 25.2% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 7.3%.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.044 g in the built-up area, a low figure. In a renovated farm building it is still worth knowing how the roof and floors were redone. The report starts from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, available for Vialfrè, and checks landslides, flooding and distances to services for the address.

Key points

  • Small hill municipality in Canavese, between Ivrea and the plain.
  • 262 residents in 2023, up 3.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 46.9, slightly below the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.044 g.

Overview

Vialfrè is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 262 residents, among the smallest in the province (288 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vialfrè 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 0.044 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 grown by 3.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vialfrè declared an average taxable income of 31,053 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vialfrè is in climate zone E, with 2,909 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 470 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.6% of the land in Vialfrè, 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

Vialfrè 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 Vialfrè.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vialfrè: 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 Vialfrè 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 8 inhabited census areas in Vialfrè. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 001296. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.