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Volvera: 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: Strada Orbassano 1, Volvera.

Volvera, houses and fields on the plain south-west of Turin

Volvera is a municipality on the plain south-west of Turin, between Orbassano, Piossasco and Airasca, about twenty kilometres from the city centre. The land is flat, at around two hundred and fifty metres, and divided between farmland, the main town and the hamlet of Gerbole. Many families here work in the Turin area and commute every day.

Buyers usually come looking for more space than they can find in the inner suburbs: detached and terraced houses, and low-rise blocks with a shared garden. There is no railway station, so people drive to Turin, heading for the ring road, or use stations in neighbouring towns. Shops and cafés are few, and bigger shopping trips mean the retail parks nearby.

The town is younger than the province. In 2023 there were 8,432 residents, down 3.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office; the estimated average age is 45.0 against 47.4, over-65s make up 22.4% (province: 26.4%) and households average 2.40 people. Foreign residents account for 3.9%. Declared incomes are a little below the metropolitan average.

Volvera is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the metropolitan area of Turin, with expected acceleration of about 0.085 g. The hazard is moderate; for a house from the 1970s or 1980s, ask for the structural design and check insulation and heating, which affect running costs more than the structure does.

The plain is crossed by streams and irrigation channels, the Chisola among them, and some low-lying areas can flood when they run high. The report checks the official maps at the exact address and, with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, identifies the plot.

Key points

  • Flat land between Orbassano, Piossasco and Airasca, with Gerbole.
  • Average age 45.0, below the provincial 47.4.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.085 g.
  • No station: Turin is reached by car.

Overview

Volvera is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 8,432 residents, ranked 41 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Volvera 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 0.085 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Volvera declared an average taxable income of 25,308 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Volvera is in climate zone E, with 2,772 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 251 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Volvera has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 18.9% of the land in Volvera, 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

Volvera 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Volvera. 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 Volvera: 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 Volvera 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 60 inhabited census areas in Volvera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.2%
  • good 40.1%
  • very good 54.8%

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 001315. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.