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Cantalupa: 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 San Martino 2, Cantalupa.

Cantalupa, at the foot of the mountains behind Pinerolo

Cantalupa lies at the foot of the mountains around Pinerolo, where the Turin plain begins to climb towards the Cottian Alps in Piedmont. The village is at around 460 metres, surrounded by chestnut woods and meadows, with houses scattered along the roads that climb the slope. Pinerolo is about ten minutes' drive away and Turin can be reached in under an hour.

It is mainly a residential place, chosen by families who want space and greenery without moving too far from services. Homes are mostly villas and single-family houses with gardens, some built in recent decades, others converted from old mountain huts and farmhouses. When buying on the hillside, check winter access, how much sun the house gets and the distance from the main road.

The population is 2,589 (2023 figure from Istat, the national statistics office), up 2.5% since 2011, unlike many villages in the area. Over-65s make up 27.1%, just above the metropolitan area average of 26.4%. Foreign residents are only 2.4%. Average incomes are higher than the provincial figure.

Cantalupa is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.128 g: the Pinerolo area is one of the parts of Piedmont where the hazard is highest, while still moderate. For stone houses or ones extended over time, check how the walls are tied to the floors.

On wooded slopes, gradient and the streams running off the mountain matter. For each address the report gives elevation, gradient and the official landslide and flood maps, plus distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • At the foot of the Pinerolo mountains, around 460 metres.
  • Population up 2.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.128 g.
  • Villas with gardens ten minutes from Pinerolo.

Overview

Cantalupa is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 2,589 residents, ranked 119 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cantalupa is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3S. 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 0.128 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 grown by 2.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cantalupa declared an average taxable income of 29,913 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cantalupa is in climate zone E, with 2,936 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 459 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cantalupa has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.4 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 8.3% of the land in Cantalupa, 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

Cantalupa 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 Cantalupa.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cantalupa: 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 Cantalupa 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 25 inhabited census areas in Cantalupa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.7%
  • good 72.6%
  • very good 25.7%

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 001053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.