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Castagneto Po: 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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Castagneto Po, the Turin hills above the Chivasso plain

On the right bank of the Po, where the Turin hills look towards Chivasso and the plain, Castagneto Po is a municipality of wooded hills, scattered hamlets and houses with gardens. Homes are spread along the roads climbing from the valley floor, among villas, restored farmhouses and small historic clusters. Turin is reachable by car, and Chivasso, across the river, has a railway station and services.

People choose it for space and greenery while staying close to the city. Declared incomes are above the provincial average. There were 1,780 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011 (down 0.6%). The average age is 48.1 and over-65s are 26.9%, close to 26.4% for the province. Foreign residents make up 6.3%.

Buyers should think about hill roads, sometimes icy in winter, and the distance to everyday services: the municipality has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy, and everything else is down on the plain. Hillside houses often have sloping plots and retaining walls that need checking.

Earthquake risk is low: Castagneto Po is in zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.043 g, like 40 other municipalities in the province.

On the slopes the main issue is the ground itself. The report measures the slope, checks the official landslide and flood maps and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Turin hills on the right bank of the Po, facing Chivasso.
  • Declared incomes above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.043 g.
  • Hillside homes: slope and retaining walls.

Overview

Castagneto Po is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,780 residents, ranked 140 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castagneto Po is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 41 of 312 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.043 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castagneto Po declared an average taxable income of 33,742 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castagneto Po is in climate zone F, with 3,063 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 473 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castagneto Po has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 8.9% of the land in Castagneto Po, 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

Castagneto Po is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Castagneto Po.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castagneto Po: 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 Castagneto Po 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 22 inhabited census areas in Castagneto Po. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 99.5%

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 001064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.