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Borgiallo: 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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For example: Via Luinengo Cossi 1, Borgiallo.

Borgiallo, a Canavese village that is growing again

Against the trend of so many hill villages, Borgiallo has gained residents: there were 586 in 2023, up 6.5% on the 550 of 2011. The municipality is in the upper Canavese, north of Turin and not far from Cuorgnè, where the hills start turning into mountains, with the centre above five hundred metres.

People who move here want a house with some land and a quiet setting within reasonable reach of the Canavese towns, where the jobs, secondary schools and services are. The housing stock is made up of stone houses in the hamlets, some already restored, and more recent homes. The climate is in zone F: long winters, so heating and insulation need careful thought.

The population is slightly younger than the provincial average: an average age of 46.7 against 47.4, and over-65s at 25.6% against 26.4% in the Metropolitan City of Turin. Foreign nationals make up 13.3% of residents. Declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

Borgiallo is in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities around Turin, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.050 g. The hazard is moderate; when renovating a stone house, ask an engineer how to tie the walls, floors and roof together better while the work is under way.

With cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), the report identifies the land parcel from the address. On slopes and along streams, landslides and flooding are checked on the official maps for the exact position of the house.

Key points

  • Upper Canavese, above five hundred metres, near Cuorgnè.
  • Residents up 6.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 46.7, against 47.4 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.

Overview

Borgiallo is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 586 residents, ranked 244 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgiallo 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 0.050 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 13.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgiallo declared an average taxable income of 23,469 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgiallo is in climate zone F, with 3,020 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 540 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgiallo has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.6% of the land in Borgiallo, 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

Borgiallo 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 Borgiallo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgiallo: 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 Borgiallo 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 13 inhabited census areas in Borgiallo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 68.4%
  • good 31.6%

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 001029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.