Piemonte · Torino
Agliè
A Canavese borgo whose Castello Ducale, a UNESCO Savoy residence since 1997, has been held by the d'Agliè since 1259.
Picked by Peter Benei
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Visiting
- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- By car
- 45 min from Turin
- Population
- 2,585
- J8°
- F11°
- M13°
- A17°
- M20°
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- J28°
- A29°
- S23°
- O18°
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- D8°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime air temperature, averages for 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
Why come
Agliè sits in the Canavese, thirty-five kilometers north of Torino on the foothills above the Po plain. The d'Agliè family held the fortified core from 1259, and the conversion to a Sabauda residence began in the mid-1600s under Count Filippo San Martino d'Agliè, favorite of the Regent Christine of France. The castle later entered the UNESCO list of Savoy Residences, one of fourteen royal sites recognized together as a single serial property, and its gardens grew alongside it, enlarged in the nineteenth century with terraced Italian and English layouts.
The town's other center of gravity lies apart from the castle, at a country house on the edge of the commune where a Crepuscolar poet kept his own quiet ground. The centro storico adds a third note, a confraternity church faced in glazed terracotta from nearby Castellamonte. The town carries the Bandiera Arancione of the Touring Club, a place where a Savoy court seat, a poet's retreat, and a working parish church occupy the same small radius without competing for it.
How to get there
From Turin (TRN), about 41 min by car.
Milan Bergamo (BGY) is about 2 h 14 min away.
By car from the center of Genoa 2 h 22 min.
Coming by train into Torino Porta Susa? Agliè is about 41 min away by road.
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What to see
Castello Ducale
The two parallel galleries framing the courtyard and the internal Chapel of San Massimo are the work Amedeo di Castellamonte added for Count Filippo San Martino, the piece that turned a fortified seat into a residence fit for the Savoy court.
Giardini e Parco del Castello
The eighteenth-century basin stages an allegory in stone: the Dora Baltea meeting the Po, set among the terraced beds where Italian and English styles sit side by side.
Chiesa di Santa Marta
Confraternity church in the centro storico, decorated with polychrome glazed terracottas from nearby Castellamonte.
Villa Meleto
A country house on the edge of the commune, plain enough to give little sign that most of a Crepuscolar poet's published verse took shape inside it.
Living here
Could you live here?
Agliè is at the end of the road.
- A village of 2,585. The nearest town of 5,000 people, Castellamonte, is 16 min away: past our 15-minute rule, which makes this the end of the road.
- Torino, a city of 853,196, is 45 min by car. Inside our 30 to 60 minutes: close for the services, far enough to keep its own life.
The rules come from our series Where to Move in Italy, written from the places we have lived: Part 1, The End of the Road · Part 2, The Small Town · Part 3, The City · Part 4, The Postcard · Part 5, The Other Half. The towns we would pick are in Part 6, The Best Towns.
We measured every town in the region on these rules, by its drive to Turin, the city we moved to: Moving to Turin and Piedmont.
- Population 2,585, down 4.3% since 2015
- Nearest city Turin, 45 min drive
- Nearest national health service hospital Cuorgnè, 12 km as the crow flies · how healthcare works in Italy
- Homes across the comune: €500 to €730 per m² to buy, €2.90 to €4.20 per m² a month to rent
All the numbers Common questions, designations, lists and sources.
More about living here
- Commuter belt
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Full fibre reaches 82% of homes
- Primary school in the comune
- Earthquake zone 3, low hazard
- Turin airport (TRN), 41 min drive, the nearest with scheduled flights
- Regional capital Turin, 45 min drive
If you are moving here
Who lives here
10% of residents are foreign citizens, most often from Romania, Morocco and China, against 9% across Italy. There are 255 people over 65 for every 100 children under 15, against 216 across Italy. 30% of homes have no resident, holiday homes and empty ones counted together, against 27% across Italy. Turin province ranks 57th of 107 in Il Sole 24 Ore's quality of life ranking for 2025.
Health and schools
The nearest emergency room is in Cuorgnè, 12 km as the crow flies. The nearest major one is in Turin, 34 km away. The nearest children's emergency room is in Ivrea, 13 km away. The nearest IB school is World International School of Torino, 31 km as the crow flies.
Information, not medical advice. Confirm with a professional.
Taxes
A home that is not your main one pays 1.05% a year in property tax, charged on the cadastral value rather than the price. A main home pays none unless it is in a luxury category. The town adds 0.8% to your income tax. 7% pensioner tax: this town is not in a qualifying area.
Information, not tax advice. Confirm with a professional.
What it costs
The average household in Piemonte spends about €2,240 a month, €580 of it on food, against about €2,170 across Italy. A family of three pays about €467 a year for water, on the Piemonte average. In Turin, the provincial capital, in September 2026, an espresso cost €1.38, a meal in a pizzeria €12.25 and a man's haircut €24.17.
Climate and risk
It is in climate zone E, on a scale from A, the warmest, to F, the coldest, and heating may run from October 15 to April 15, up to 14 hours a day, unless the mayor changes it. Under 1% of residents live in a zone the national maps rate medium for floods. They show no residents in a high landslide zone.
These shares cover the whole comune, not any one street. Check an address on IdroGEO.
Moving from abroad? Which visa you need. Sources: ISTAT, the Ministry of Health, ISPRA, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Enterprise, Poste Italiane, the comuni, the IB, International Schools Database, Il Sole 24 Ore, Cittadinanzattiva.
Known for
CASTELLO DUCALE
UNESCO Savoy Residence since 1997, redesigned in the 1640s by Amedeo di Castellamonte for the d'Agliè branch of the Savoy court.
GUIDO GOZZANO
The Crepuscolar poet lived and wrote at Villa Meleto on the edge of the commune, where most of his published verse was composed.
PARCO DEL CASTELLO
Terraced 19th-century gardens with a Collino brothers fountain and an Italian-English layout enlarged in 1839.
ERBALUCE DI CALUSO / CALUSO
The commune lies inside the Erbaluce di Caluso / Caluso DOCG production zone.
Common questions
- What is Agliè known for?
- Agliè is a Canavese borgo at 330 meters whose Castello Ducale, a UNESCO Savoy residence since 1997, has been held by the d'Agliè since 1259.
- Where is Agliè?
- Agliè is a comune in the province of Torino, in Piemonte.
- What is the nearest airport to Agliè?
- The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Turin (TRN), about 41 min by car.
- How long is the drive from Genoa to Agliè?
- About 2 h 22 min by car.
- When is the best time to visit Agliè?
- Best in Apr–Oct. August is the warmest month, averaging 29 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 15 rain days.
- Which other towns are like Agliè?
- Moncalvo, Govone and La Morra.
- How many people live in Agliè?
- 2,585 residents, by ISTAT's count on 1 January 2025.
- Is Agliè a good place to live?
- By the rules in our Where to Move in Italy series, Agliè is at the end of the road: the nearest town of 5,000 people, Castellamonte, is 16 min away. The nearest city, Torino, is 45 min away by car. The nearest national health service hospital is in Cuorgnè, 12 km as the crow flies. Full fibre reaches 82% of homes.
Tags & data designations · numbers · sources
Recognized as
Landscape
The numbers
- Elevation: 330 m
- Population: 2,585
- Surface area: 13.15 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
The ranked lists
Lists Agliè appears in
- The best wine towns within an hour of TurinNear Turinwithin 60 minwine zone6 towns · smallest 564 residents · closest 45 min away
- The best hidden towns with a World Heritage site in PiemontePiemonteWorld Heritagehidden7 towns · smallest 506 residents
- The best towns with a World Heritage site within 75 minutes of TurinNear Turinwithin 75 minWorld Heritage7 towns · smallest 506 residents · closest 28 min away
- The 9 best hill towns with a World Heritage site in PiemontePiemontehill townWorld Heritage9 towns · smallest 506 residents
Similar
Towns like Agliè
What all six share with Agliè: inland, away from the coast · under 3,000 people · hill towns
Moncalvo
Province: Asti
1 h 22 min apart by road
Govone
Province: Cuneo
1 h 38 min apart by road
La Morra
Province: Cuneo
1 h 34 min apart by road
Monforte d'Alba
Province: Cuneo
1 h 42 min apart by road
Donnas
Province: Aosta Valley
39 min apart by road
- Written about. No. 77.
Campello sul Clitunno
Province: Perugia
The letter
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