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Carignano: 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 Silvio Pellico 1, Carignano.

Carignano, on the Po between Moncalieri and Carmagnola

The title of Prince of Carignano, held by the branch of the House of Savoy that produced King Charles Albert and later the kings of Italy, comes from this small town on the Po. Carignano lies on the plain south of Turin, on the road between Moncalieri and Carmagnola, and keeps a tidy historic centre with baroque churches and historic palaces.

For people working in Turin it is part of the outer commuter belt: the city is roughly half an hour away by car, depending on traffic. Homes range from flats in historic buildings in the centre, often in need of updating, to detached houses and small blocks built around it in recent decades, priced below the towns right next to Turin. Overture lists 12 sports facilities and 6 healthcare facilities here.

The population is stable: 9,125 residents at the end of 2023, down 0.3% on 2011. The estimated average age is 46.6 against 47.4 for the metropolitan area, over-65s make up 25.9% and foreign residents 9.4%. Declared incomes are below the Turin average.

Earthquake hazard is low. Carignano is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the metropolitan area, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.061 g. In historic buildings, the state of roofs, timber floors and load-bearing walls matters more and is worth a surveyor's visit.

The Po is the factor to watch most closely. The river runs close to the town, and low ground near the banks and embankments can be reached by floods: the report checks the official flood maps at the individual address and, with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the plot.

Key points

  • Plain south of Turin, on the Po, between Moncalieri and Carmagnola.
  • 9,125 residents, population stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.061 g.
  • Homes near the Po: flood hazard checked by address.

Overview

Carignano is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 9,125 residents, ranked 37 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carignano 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 0.061 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carignano declared an average taxable income of 24,903 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carignano is in climate zone E, with 2,578 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 235 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carignano has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 12 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

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 8.4% of the land in Carignano, 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

Carignano 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Carignano, and 3 more have 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 Carignano: 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 Carignano 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 83 inhabited census areas in Carignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.1%
  • fair 38.5%
  • good 58.4%

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 001058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.