Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Villar Dora: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Torino, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Villar Dora

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 Sant` Ambrogio 2, Villar Dora.

Villar Dora, the lower Susa valley below the mountains

Villar Dora is one of the villages of the lower Val di Susa, on the northern side of the Dora Riparia, where the valley is still wide and Turin is less than half an hour away by car. The centre stands at around 370 metres at the foot of the mountains, and many residents work in the Turin area or in the towns on the valley floor.

For a buyer, the main choice is between the older core, with stone houses and courtyards, and the newer residential areas of detached houses and small blocks of flats. Homes higher up get more sun and a view but come with slopes to check; those towards the valley floor are closer to the streams. Either way, the report reads the gradient and the official landslide and flood maps for the individual address.

There are 2,808 residents (2023), down 4.8% since 2011. The average age is 47.5, in line with the Turin area (47.4), people over 65 account for 26.2% and foreign residents for 4.2%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is moderate. Villar Dora is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.104 g. In a stone house it is still worth asking how the roof was redone and whether the floors were tied into the walls.

The climate is zone E in the Italian classification, with long, cold winters and heating bills above the national average. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, so the report gets down to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lower Susa valley, north of the Dora Riparia
  • 2,808 residents, down 4.8% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.104 g
  • Cold winters, so budget for heating

Overview

Villar Dora is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,808 residents, ranked 114 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villar Dora 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 0.104 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 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villar Dora declared an average taxable income of 26,239 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villar Dora is in climate zone E, with 2,904 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 367 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villar Dora has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 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 14.8% of the land in Villar Dora, 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

Villar Dora 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 Villar Dora. 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 Villar Dora: 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 Villar Dora 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 22 inhabited census areas in Villar Dora. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 82 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.3%
  • good 29.3%
  • very good 67.4%

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 001303. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.