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Vistrorio: 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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Vistrorio.

Vistrorio, in the Valchiusella above Ivrea

The Valchiusella climbs from the Canavese area towards the mountains north-west of Ivrea, following the Chiusella stream. Vistrorio is one of the valley's villages, at around 480 metres: low enough to stay within reach of Ivrea for work and services, high enough to have the air and pace of the mountains.

Housing is a mix of stone houses in the old village and more recent detached homes. In the former, roofs, damp walls and wiring and plumbing matter most; in the latter, insulation and the boiler, since climate zone E brings cold winters. Anyone working down on the plain has the valley road to deal with every day.

Vistrorio is not losing people: in 2023 there were 530 residents, up 1.7% on 2011. The average age is 49.0 (province: 47.4) and over-65s make up 28.1%, a little above the 26.4% of the province of Turin. Foreign residents are 6.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like most of the province (271 municipalities out of 312), with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.046 g in the built-up area. For an older house, the advice is still to ask what structural work has been done.

The report uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to trace the land parcel and checks slope, landslides and flood areas along the stream for that address: in a valley like this, conditions change a lot between the valley floor and the slopes.

Key points

  • Valchiusella, within reach of Ivrea.
  • Population up 1.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.046 g.
  • Valley floor and slopes differ: checked address by address.

Overview

Vistrorio is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 530 residents, ranked 251 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vistrorio 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 0.046 g, a low 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 1.7%. 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 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vistrorio declared an average taxable income of 23,901 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vistrorio is in climate zone E, with 2,902 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 480 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vistrorio has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

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 4.7% of the land in Vistrorio, 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

Vistrorio 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 Vistrorio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vistrorio: 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 Vistrorio 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 3 inhabited census areas in Vistrorio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 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 001312. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.