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Vische: 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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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 Crescentino 1, Vische.

Vische, a castle and farmland in the lower Canavese

A castle in the middle, and all around it fields, poplar plantations and farmsteads: Vische lies in the lower Canavese, north-east of Turin, between the last of the moraine hills and the plain that runs down to the Dora Baltea river. Chivasso and the railway to Turin lie to the south, Ivrea to the north; you need a car for almost everything.

The market offers village houses with courtyards, farmhouses, and some villas and detached homes built in recent decades. These are often large houses with outbuildings and haylofts, and their running costs depend heavily on the roof, insulation and heating: this is climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters. In older buildings, look for rising damp in the ground-floor walls.

The population is ageing and shrinking: 1,179 residents in 2023, 10.3% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, an average age of 50.6 against 47.4 in the metropolitan city of Turin, and over-65s at 29.5% against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 7.9%; declared incomes are below the provincial average.

There is little to fear from earthquakes. Vische is in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the national classification, shared by 41 of the 312 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.041 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. In countryside crossed by irrigation ditches and canals, flood hazard is checked on the official maps for the exact location of the house.

Key points

  • Lower Canavese, between moraine hills and the Dora plain.
  • Over-65s at 29.5%, against 26.4% provincially.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest: acceleration 0.041 g.
  • Farmhouses and courtyard homes: check roof and damp.

Overview

Vische is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,179 residents, ranked 180 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vische is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 41 of 312 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.041 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 10.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vische declared an average taxable income of 24,280 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vische is in climate zone E, with 2,718 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 243 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vische has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 5.5% of the land in Vische, 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

Vische 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 Vische.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vische: 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 Vische 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 24 inhabited census areas in Vische. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.4%
  • fair 95.6%

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

ISTAT code 001311. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.