Villafranca Piemonte: 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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Villafranca Piemonte, fields and farmsteads along the Po
Villafranca Piemonte is a large farming town on the plain south of Pinerolo, on the left bank of the Po, where the Pellice flows into the river. The municipality borders the province of Cuneo and covers a wide area of maize fields, meadows, cattle sheds and scattered farmsteads, with Monte Viso closing the western horizon.
The town has a compact centre with the main services, surrounded by a long spread of isolated houses and hamlets in the countryside. If you want space, you will find farmhouses with barns and courtyards, often needing renovation, at lower prices than in the towns ringing Turin. The downside is distance: working in Pinerolo, Carmagnola or Turin means driving, and journey times are worth testing at rush hour.
In 2023 there were 4,591 residents, down 4.8% since 2011. The average age is 46.9, a little below that of the Metropolitan City of Turin (47.4). Over-65s make up 25.6% and foreign residents 8.3%, many working in farming and livestock. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For earthquakes, Villafranca is in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection classification, like 270 other municipalities around Turin, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.106 g. In brick and river-stone farmhouses, check for cracks, the roof and how walls and floors are tied together. The risk to weigh most carefully is the river. The Po and the Pellice have flooded parts of the plain in the past, and irrigation channels can overflow too. The report checks the official flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Farming plain on the Po, where the Pellice joins it.
- 4,591 residents, down 4.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.106 g.
- Affordable farmhouses; Po flooding worth checking.
Overview
Villafranca Piemonte is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,591 residents, ranked 70 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villafranca Piemonte 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 0.106 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 4.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villafranca Piemonte declared an average taxable income of 22,006 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Villafranca Piemonte is in climate zone E, with 2,620 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 253 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villafranca Piemonte has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets and 5 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 7.1% of the land in Villafranca Piemonte, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Villafranca Piemonte 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 Villafranca Piemonte. 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 Villafranca Piemonte: 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 Villafranca Piemonte 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 97 inhabited census areas in Villafranca Piemonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 24.5%
- good 56.9%
- very good 18.6%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 001300. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.