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Caluso: 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: Corso Torino 2, Caluso.

Caluso, Erbaluce vineyards at the edge of the moraine hills

Caluso is best known for Erbaluce, the white grape grown on its slopes. The town lies in the Canavese area of Piedmont, on the moraine hills that close the Ivrea glacial basin to the south, and looks out over the plain towards Chivasso and Turin. The centre is at around three hundred metres, with older houses gathered below the hill and newer districts spreading onto the flat land.

For commuters the railway matters: Caluso has a station on the Chivasso to Ivrea line, so Turin can be reached without a car. On the market you find village houses with courtyards, detached homes from the 1970s and 1980s and farmhouses among the vines. A house on the hill means narrow lanes and sloping plots; one on the plain puts shops and the station closer.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,334 residents, down 2.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 48.3, against 47.4 for the province of Turin, and over-65s make up 28.3%. Foreign residents account for 9.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, and prices tend to be gentler than in the Turin commuter belt.

Earthquake risk is low. Caluso is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection scale, together with 40 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.042 g. In older houses the roof, damp walls and the state of the wiring and heating deserve more attention. Winters are cold (climate zone E), so budget for heating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, which lets the report link the address to its land parcel. Landslides on the slopes and flooding along drainage ditches on the plain are checked at the exact spot.

Key points

  • Canavese, on the rim of the Ivrea moraine basin, home of Erbaluce wine.
  • Station on the Chivasso to Ivrea line, with trains to Turin.
  • Population down 2.0% since 2011, average age 48.3.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.042 g.

Overview

Caluso is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 7,334 residents, ranked 46 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caluso is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 41 of 312 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

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.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caluso declared an average taxable income of 24,996 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caluso is in climate zone E, with 2,808 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 303 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caluso has 11 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.4 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 9.4% of the land in Caluso, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Caluso is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Caluso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caluso: 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 Caluso 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 63 inhabited census areas in Caluso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.6%
  • fair 38.7%
  • good 58.7%

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 001047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.