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Villarbasse: 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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For example: Via Rivoli 1, Villarbasse.

Villarbasse, residential hills west of Turin

Villarbasse is a residential municipality on the western edge of the Turin area, in the moraine hills between Rivoli and the lower Susa valley. It is a place of detached houses, gardens and quiet roads, chosen mainly by families who work in the city or the inner suburbs and want more space and less traffic. The Turin ring road is a short drive away.

Average declared incomes are well above the provincial average, and the market consists mostly of detached houses and villas, with some restored farmhouses and small blocks of flats in the village centre. Services in the village are few and basic: 3 school sites, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket and 9 bars and restaurants, 2.54 per 1,000 residents against 4.52 in the province. For anything more, people go to Rivoli or nearby towns, nearly always by car.

In 2023 there were 3,543 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 6.6% on 2011. The average age of 47.2 is in line with the metropolitan area's 47.4, and over-65s make up 26.3%. Foreign residents are few, at 3.6%.

The province of Turin is almost entirely in seismic zone 3, with a minority of municipalities in zone 4, as classified by the Civil Protection Department (the national emergency agency). Villarbasse is in zone 3, like 270 others, with an expected acceleration of about 0.087 g. For a villa from the 1970s or 1980s, the energy rating, roof insulation and the state of the heating and electrics matter more, in climate zone E with cold winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the plot. The moraine hills have steep banks and small streams, so landslides and flooding are checked for the exact address.

Key points

  • Residential moraine hills between Rivoli and the lower Susa valley.
  • 3,543 residents in 2023, up 6.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.087 g.
  • Average incomes well above the provincial level.

Overview

Villarbasse is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,543 residents, ranked 89 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villarbasse 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 0.087 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 grown by 6.6%. 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 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villarbasse declared an average taxable income of 34,023 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villarbasse is in climate zone E, with 2,925 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 381 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villarbasse has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 13.3% of the land in Villarbasse, 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

Villarbasse 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 Villarbasse.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villarbasse: 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 Villarbasse 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 25 inhabited census areas in Villarbasse. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 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 001302. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.