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Caravino: 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 Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Caravino.

Caravino, Masino castle and the moraine hills of the Canavese

Masino castle, with its park and furnished rooms, now run by FAI, Italy's equivalent of the National Trust, stands within Caravino and is the reason many people know the village. The village sits on the moraine hills left by glaciers around Ivrea, at about 260 metres, in a landscape of meadows, woods and vineyards. Ivrea is the local centre for work and services.

For buyers, the Canavese offers village houses with courtyards, farmsteads and detached homes, often with gardens. In older houses, budget for work on the roof, insulation and services; the climate is zone E, with cold winters. Anyone working in Turin faces a long commute and should try it before deciding.

There are 884 residents (2023), down 11.2% on 2011, when Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 995. The estimated average age is 50.3, against 47.4 in the province of Turin, and over-65s are 29.2% against 26.4%. Foreign residents are 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Civil Protection department places Caravino in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the village is low, about 0.041 g. In farmsteads and stone houses, the state of the roof and walls and damp matter more.

On the slopes of the moraine hills, landslide hazard needs checking spot by spot, as does flood hazard in the lower areas: the report uses the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Masino castle (FAI) within the municipality.
  • Moraine hills around Ivrea, at about 260 metres.
  • 884 residents, down 11.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration, about 0.041 g.

Overview

Caravino is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 884 residents, ranked 209 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caravino 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 0.041 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 11.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caravino declared an average taxable income of 22,909 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caravino is in climate zone E, with 2,743 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 257 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caravino has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

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 5.3% of the land in Caravino, 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

Caravino 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 Caravino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caravino: 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 Caravino 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 14 inhabited census areas in Caravino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 001056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.