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Bollengo: 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 Angelo Ricca 1, Bollengo.

Bollengo, at the foot of the Serra ridge in Canavese

Bollengo is a village in Canavese, the northern part of the province of Turin, built where the plain meets the Serra, the long moraine ridge left behind by the glacier that once flowed out of the Aosta Valley. Ivrea is a few minutes away by car and remains the reference point for many residents for work, secondary schools and offices.

The area has two sides. Lower down are the centre and the newer streets, on almost flat ground; climbing towards the Serra, houses thin out among woods, meadows and the odd vineyard. If you are looking at a house on the slope, think about narrow lanes, uphill access and sun exposure, which matters here in winter: the climate zone is E, with cold and damp winters.

The population is steady. According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,118 residents in 2023, up 0.3% on 2011. The average age is 48.6, slightly above the provincial 47.4, and over-65s make up 28.1%. Foreign residents account for 6.3%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

For earthquakes Bollengo is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.042 g, a low value. In older farmhouses and stone houses, the things to check are the roof, the timber floors and damp in the walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps for that exact spot.

Key points

  • Village between the plain and the Serra moraine, close to Ivrea.
  • Steady population: 2,118 residents in 2023.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.042 g).
  • Average age 48.6, over-65s at 28.1%.

Overview

Bollengo is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,118 residents, ranked 128 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bollengo 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 0.042 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bollengo declared an average taxable income of 26,776 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bollengo is in climate zone E, with 2,740 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 255 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bollengo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 sports facilities.

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 8.2% of the land in Bollengo, 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

Bollengo 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 Bollengo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bollengo: 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 Bollengo 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 32 inhabited census areas in Bollengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 95.4%
  • good 4.3%

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 001027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.