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Carmagnola: 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 del Porto 1, Carmagnola.

Carmagnola, peppers and the Po plain south of Turin

The Carmagnola pepper has a fair all of its own every late summer, and that says a lot about the place: a farming and market town on the plain south of Turin, with the river Po flowing not far from the town. Turin is about thirty kilometres away. The municipality is very large and, besides the centre, takes in many hamlets scattered across the countryside.

Links to Turin are convenient. The station is on the line to Fossano and Savona and is served by Turin's metropolitan rail trains, and the Turin to Savona motorway has a junction at Carmagnola. That is why many people come here from Turin looking for more space: the market ranges from flats in the centre and detached houses in newer districts to old farmsteads in the hamlets waiting to be restored, which need very different budgets and checks.

The population is stable, with a slight fall: 28,086 residents in 2023, down 1.7% on 2011. Compared with the metropolitan area, Carmagnola is younger: estimated average age 45.6 against 47.4, over-65s at 23.7% against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 9.4%. There are 1.03 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the provincial average.

On earthquakes the picture is calm. Carmagnola is in seismic zone 3, like most municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.059 g. With cold, foggy winters (climate zone E), insulation, windows and the boiler weigh more on a buyer's budget than the structure.

The one thing not to forget is the Po. Areas near the river and its tributaries can flood in the biggest high waters, and some hamlets lie right there. The report checks flood hazard for the individual address.

Key points

  • Plain south of Turin, with the Po close by.
  • Metropolitan rail trains and a junction on the Turin-Savona motorway.
  • Younger than the province: over-65s at 23.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.059 g.

Overview

Carmagnola is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 28,086 residents, among the most populous in the province (11 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carmagnola 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 0.059 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carmagnola declared an average taxable income of 25,281 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carmagnola is in climate zone E, with 2,714 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 240 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carmagnola has 29 schools and 9 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 23 grocery shops and supermarkets, 18 healthcare facilities, 30 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 13.0% of the land in Carmagnola, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Carmagnola 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 7 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Carmagnola, 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 Carmagnola: 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 Carmagnola 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 247 inhabited census areas in Carmagnola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 41.6%
  • good 57.8%

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 001059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.