Cavour: 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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Cavour, its Rocca and the orchards of the Pinerolo plain
The Rocca di Cavour is visible from far away: an isolated rocky hill rising straight out of the plain, now a protected area, with the town gathered at its foot. The Benso family took their title from this place, and so did Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour who helped unify Italy. Just outside the centre stands the abbey of Santa Maria, which dates back to the Middle Ages.
Cavour lies on the plain south of Pinerolo, near the border with the province of Cuneo, in an area of orchards, mostly apples, and open fields. Fruit is also the theme of the autumn Tuttomele fair. Turin is some distance away and commuting there means a long journey; Pinerolo, about fifteen kilometres off, is the local centre for secondary schools, the hospital and the railway. Housing ranges from old town houses to detached homes and many farmsteads scattered across the countryside, some restored, others still waiting for work.
At the end of 2023 Cavour had 5,419 residents, 2.7% fewer than in 2011. The average age (47.0) and the share of over-65s (26.5%) mirror the province of Turin, and foreign residents make up 8.0%. Average declared incomes are lower than the provincial average.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.129 g. The Pinerolo area is one of the parts of Piedmont where the ground shakes most often, although tremors are usually light. For a masonry farmhouse, have the roof, floors and the ties between walls checked.
On the plain, streams coming down from the Alpine valleys can burst their banks in heavy rain, and around the Rocca the slopes are steep. The report checks the address against the official maps and finds the land parcel through the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre.
Key points
- The Rocca, the abbey of Santa Maria and the orchards.
- Pinerolo is the nearest town; Turin is further away.
- 5,419 residents, down 2.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.129 g.
Overview
Cavour is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,419 residents, ranked 59 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavour 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 0.129 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavour declared an average taxable income of 24,420 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cavour is in climate zone E, with 2,723 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 300 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavour has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.9 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 7.6% of the land in Cavour, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cavour 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 Cavour.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavour: 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 Cavour 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 136 inhabited census areas in Cavour. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 52.0%
- good 9.0%
- very good 39.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 001070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.