Villar Perosa: 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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Villar Perosa, the Val Chisone of ball bearings and the Agnellis
In the early twentieth century Giovanni Agnelli founded RIV in Villar Perosa, the ball-bearing factory that is still in operation as part of the Swedish SKF group, and the Agnelli family has its villa here. The town lies in the lower Val Chisone, at around five hundred and thirty metres, upstream from Pinerolo, on the road that climbs the valley to Sestriere.
The factory gave the town a working-class character, with houses and districts built for its workers next to the older core and the hamlets on the slopes. Buyers will find flats in small blocks, stone village houses and detached houses; in the mountains, sun exposure, the access road and heating all count, with cold winters (climate zone F). For work and services the reference is Pinerolo, and further on Turin. Average declared incomes are below the average for the Turin metropolitan area.
In 2023 there were 3,855 residents, down 7.1% from 4,149 in 2011. The average age is 49.4 against 47.4 for the metropolitan area, over-65s make up 28.2% and foreign residents 6.9%. Households are small, 2.05 people on average.
Villar Perosa is in seismic zone 3, like 271 municipalities in the Turin metropolitan area; the other 41 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.134 g, and the Pinerolo area is one of the most seismically active parts of Piedmont, so for a masonry house ask what work has been done on walls, floors and roof.
The Chisone and its side streams can swell in heavy rain, and landslides are possible on the slopes. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the plot.
Key points
- Lower Val Chisone above Pinerolo, home of RIV and the Agnelli villa.
- 3,855 residents, down 7.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of about 0.134 g.
- Chisone and slopes: check flood and landslide hazard for the address.
Overview
Villar Perosa is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,855 residents, ranked 80 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villar Perosa 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 0.134 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 7.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villar Perosa declared an average taxable income of 23,759 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Villar Perosa is in climate zone F, with 3,149 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 530 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villar Perosa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.
There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 12.3% of the land in Villar Perosa, 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 Perosa 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Villar Perosa. 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 Perosa: 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 Perosa 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 35 inhabited census areas in Villar Perosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 1.4%
- good 39.3%
- very good 59.3%
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 001307. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.