Cambiano: 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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Cambiano, between the Turin hills and Chieri
Cambiano is a lowland municipality south-east of Turin, where the Turin hills end and give way to farmland stretching towards Chieri, Santena and Trofarello. The town has an old core around the parish church, ringed by residential districts that have grown in recent decades, with detached houses and small blocks of flats.
Its advantage is the link to Turin. Cambiano-Santena station is on the line from Turin towards Asti, and by car the ring road and Moncalieri are close. For many families, Cambiano is where you buy a house with a garden near the city at lower prices than in the hills. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average, and land take is moderate: fields and farmhouses still surround the town.
In 2023 there were 5,884 residents, 5.3% fewer than in 2011 (331 people). The average age, 47.9, is close to the province's (47.4); over-65s are 27.8% and foreign residents 3.7%, a low share for the Turin area. Households have 2.34 members on average.
On earthquakes, Cambiano is in zone 3 of the scale used by the Protezione Civile (Italy's Civil Protection Department), like 271 municipalities in the province of Turin, while 41 are in zone 4. Expected acceleration in the built-up area, about 0.051 g, is nonetheless low. For a 1970s house, insulation, windows and heating matter more, as they drive the energy rating and the bills in climate zone E.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Ditches and small streams from the hills cross the plain, so flood hazard is checked house by house.
Key points
- Cambiano-Santena station on the line from Turin towards Asti.
- 5,884 residents, down 5.3% since 2011.
- Foreign residents at 3.7%, few for the Turin area.
- Seismic zone 3 but low acceleration, about 0.051 g.
Overview
Cambiano is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,884 residents, ranked 56 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cambiano 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 0.051 g, a moderate 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 5.3%. 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 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cambiano declared an average taxable income of 26,521 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cambiano is in climate zone E, with 2,604 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, Cambiano has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 18.7% of the land in Cambiano, 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
Cambiano 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cambiano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cambiano: 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 Cambiano 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 44 inhabited census areas in Cambiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.9%
- fair 19.1%
- good 79.0%
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 001048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.