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Ceres: 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: Frazione Bracchiello 1, Ceres.

Ceres, where the Lanzo valleys meet

Ceres is the village where the Val d'Ala and the Val Grande meet and their two streams join to form the Stura di Lanzo. It lies at around 700 metres in the Valli di Lanzo and is the end of the line for the Turin to Ceres railway, the valley's long-standing link with Turin and Caselle airport. Before relying on the train for commuting, though, check the timetable and whether services actually run all the way to the village.

The area has long been a summer retreat for people from Turin, so alongside year-round families there are many second homes and flats used mainly in summer. For a buyer, the choice is between the village, with shops and basic services within walking distance, and the hamlets scattered on the slopes, which are more cut off in winter. The climate zone is F, with long winters: heating is a major cost, and a house that is rarely used should be checked for damp and the state of its systems.

In 2023 there were 1,007 residents, down 4.6% on 2011. The average age reaches 50.9, against 47.4 in the metropolitan city of Turin, and over-65s make up 29.9%. Foreign residents are 10.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Ceres is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of 312 municipalities, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.083 g. In older mountain houses, also look closely at the roof, snow loads and walls built against the ground.

Cadastral maps come from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report works out the plot from the address. With two streams meeting in the village and steep slopes all around, the official flood and landslide maps need reading at the exact spot where the house stands.

Key points

  • Where the Val d'Ala and Val Grande join to form the Stura di Lanzo.
  • End of the Turin to Ceres railway: check timetables and service.
  • Residents down 4.6% since 2011, over-65s at 29.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.083 g.

Overview

Ceres is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,007 residents, ranked 196 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ceres 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 0.083 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ceres declared an average taxable income of 21,664 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ceres is in climate zone F, with 3,410 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 704 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ceres has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.0% of the land in Ceres, 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

Ceres 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 medium. 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 Ceres.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ceres: 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 Ceres 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 32 inhabited census areas in Ceres. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.4%
  • good 59.1%
  • very good 17.5%

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 001072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.