Borgofranco d'Ivrea: 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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Borgofranco d'Ivrea, the balmetti and the Dora valley
Borgofranco d'Ivrea lies in the Canavese area north of Ivrea, where the valley of the Dora Baltea starts to narrow towards the Aosta Valley. The village rests at the foot of a rocky slope, and beneath those rocks are the balmetti, cellars dug into the mountain where currents of cool air keep an almost constant temperature all year round. Families have used them for generations to store wine and cheese, and they are the most distinctive feature of the place.
For commuting it is well placed: the railway between Chivasso and Aosta has a station in Borgofranco, and the motorway to Aosta runs along the valley. Ivrea is the reference for services and schools, and Turin can be reached by train or car. Housing ranges from stone houses in the centre to homes from the 1960s and 1970s and detached houses on the edges.
In 2023 there were 3,468 residents, down 4.8% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.6, against 47.4 in the Turin area, and over-65s are 28.7%. Foreign residents are 7.4%.
The metropolitan area of Turin has municipalities in seismic zones 3 and 4; Borgofranco is in zone 3, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.045 g. For a stone house built against the slope, look mainly at damp in walls that touch the ground and at the roof.
Conditions change between the rocky slope and the valley floor, so rockfall and flooding are checked for the exact address with the official maps. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Canavese, at the mouth of the Dora Baltea valley.
- Balmetti, natural cellars dug into the rock.
- 3,468 residents, with a station on the Chivasso to Aosta line.
- Seismic zone 3, low acceleration of about 0.045 g.
Overview
Borgofranco d'Ivrea is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,468 residents, ranked 90 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgofranco d'Ivrea 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 0.045 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 fallen by 4.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgofranco d'Ivrea declared an average taxable income of 24,359 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Borgofranco d'Ivrea is in climate zone E, with 2,737 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 253 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgofranco d'Ivrea has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.
There are 1.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 13.5% of the land in Borgofranco d'Ivrea, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Borgofranco d'Ivrea 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 open contaminated sites in Borgofranco d'Ivrea; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgofranco d'Ivrea: 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 Borgofranco d'Ivrea 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 40 inhabited census areas in Borgofranco d'Ivrea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.3%
- fair 61.6%
- good 35.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 001030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.