Cesana Torinese: 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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Cesana Torinese, upper Susa Valley between San Sicario and France
During the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, Cesana Torinese hosted the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events on the Pariol track, while San Sicario, one of its hamlets, held the biathlon. The municipality lies in the upper Susa Valley at about 1,350 metres, on the road climbing to the Montgenèvre pass and the French border, and belongs to the Via Lattea (Milky Way) ski area.
Its land is split into many hamlets, some still traditional mountain settlements with stone and timber houses, others, like San Sicario, built up around the lifts with holiday residences and blocks of flats. The two need judging differently: in a hamlet house, look at the roof, insulation and winter access; in a holiday flat, service charges, central heating and the building's rules on short lets. The climate zone is F.
There are 886 residents (2023), down 12.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 50.4, against 47.4 in the province of Turin, and over-65s are 28.1%. Foreign residents are 7.1%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average. The services recorded include 32 bars and restaurants, serving winter and summer tourism.
The Civil Protection department places the municipality in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.109 g. For buildings from the years of tourist expansion, ask for the date of the structural design and any later work.
At high altitude, avalanches, landslides and debris flows are real hazards in some areas: the report checks them on the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the address can be traced to its land parcel.
Key points
- Upper Susa Valley, on the road to Montgenèvre.
- San Sicario hamlet and the Olympic Pariol track.
- 886 residents, down 12.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.109 g.
Overview
Cesana Torinese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 886 residents, ranked 208 of 312 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cesana Torinese 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 0.109 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 12.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cesana Torinese declared an average taxable income of 27,060 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cesana Torinese is in climate zone F, with 4,385 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,354 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cesana Torinese has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 2.3 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 1.6% of the land in Cesana Torinese, 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
Cesana Torinese 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cesana Torinese. 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 Cesana Torinese: 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 Cesana Torinese 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 37 inhabited census areas in Cesana Torinese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 45.6%
- good 21.1%
- very good 33.3%
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 001074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.