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Ceresole Reale: 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: Borgata Prese 1, Ceresole Reale.

Ceresole Reale, the lake and the Nivolet road

At the head of the Valle Orco, above sixteen hundred metres, Ceresole Reale stretches along the shores of a reservoir built for hydroelectric power, with the Gran Paradiso mountains all around. The municipality lies inside the national park, and this is where the road up to the Colle del Nivolet pass begins, open only in the warmer months.

Life follows the seasons. In summer come hikers, climbers and second-home owners; in winter it is mostly residents, and the long, winding valley road needs care. For a big shop, schools and the hospital people head down to the Canavese area around Cuorgnè. Buyers should know that inside a national park renovations and extensions follow stricter rules, and that in climate zone F heating is a major cost, so ask for actual consumption figures from recent winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 153 residents in 2023, 6 fewer than in 2011. The average age is 52.4 and over-65s make up 34.0%, against 26.4% in the metropolitan area of Turin. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Ceresole Reale is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, like 271 of the 312 municipalities around Turin, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.111 g. In stone houses, check how walls and floors are tied together, which matters more than the building's age.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available. Near the lake and the streams, and below the slopes, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Head of the Valle Orco, inside Gran Paradiso National Park.
  • 153 residents in 2023, over-65s at 34.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 271 municipalities around Turin.
  • Climate zone F: ask for heating consumption figures.

Overview

Ceresole Reale is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 153 residents, among the smallest in the province (304 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ceresole Reale 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 0.111 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 3.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ceresole Reale declared an average taxable income of 29,330 euros, above the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ceresole Reale is in climate zone F, with 5,154 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,620 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ceresole Reale has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 5 parks and green areas.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 0.5% of the land in Ceresole Reale, 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

Ceresole Reale is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Ceresole Reale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ceresole Reale: 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 Ceresole Reale 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 15 inhabited census areas in Ceresole Reale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.8%
  • good 69.2%

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 001073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.