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Candia Canavese: 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 Roma 1, Candia Canavese.

Candia Canavese, the lake and the Erbaluce hills

Lake Candia gives the village its character: a body of water of glacial origin, protected by a nature park, at the foot of the moraine hills that ring the Ivrea plain. The village stands on the rising ground above the lake, among Erbaluce vineyards, woods and fields. Caluso is close by, Ivrea lies to the north and Turin is within driving distance.

On the market you find village houses, farmhouses with courtyards and detached homes, plus a few houses with a view of the lake. In the low-lying parts and near the shore, check for damp in the walls and look at the official flood maps, which the report reads for the exact address. The climate zone is E: cold winters, with frequent fog on the plain.

There were 1,188 residents in 2023, 7.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The village is older than the average for the metropolitan city of Turin, with an average age of 49.5 against 47.4 and over-65s at 29.5% against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 8.8%; declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Candia is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, the same as 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.042 g, a low value. In old Canavese houses of brick and stone, the roof, rising damp and the wiring and plumbing matter more than earthquake resistance.

The cadastral maps are published: using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, the report traces the address back to its land parcel and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops from there.

Key points

  • Lake Candia and its nature park, among moraine hills.
  • Over-65s at 29.5%, above the provincial 26.4%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.042 g.
  • Near the shore: check damp and flood maps.

Overview

Candia Canavese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,188 residents, ranked 179 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Candia Canavese 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 resident population has fallen by 7.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Candia Canavese declared an average taxable income of 24,702 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Candia Canavese is in climate zone E, with 2,781 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 285 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Candia Canavese has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

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 6.4% of the land in Candia Canavese, 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

Candia Canavese 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 Candia Canavese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Candia Canavese: 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 Candia Canavese 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 21 inhabited census areas in Candia Canavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.4%
  • fair 98.6%

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 001050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.