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Chianocco: 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 Pavaglione 1, Chianocco.

Chianocco, hillside hamlets in the middle Susa valley

Chianocco covers the hillside of the middle Susa valley near Bussoleno, from the floor of the Dora valley up to woods and high pastures. Its territory includes the Orrido di Chianocco, a narrow gorge protected as a nature reserve. The valley floor carries the railway and the motorway to the Fréjus tunnel, and Turin is less than an hour away.

The municipality has two sides. Lower down are the houses that are easiest to reach, close to the valley road and the services of Bussoleno; higher up are stone hamlets with houses to restore, often with little road and a lot of slope. In the mountains, check winter access, the roof and retaining walls, and read the landslide hazard for the address, as well as the hazard along the streams that come down the hillside.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,517 residents in 2023, down 10.8% since 2011. Chianocco is older than the province of Turin: an average age of 51.1 against 47.4, and over-65s at 32.4% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 4.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Turin is almost entirely in seismic zone 3: 271 of its 312 municipalities, with the remaining 41 in zone 4. Chianocco is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.134 g. In renovated stone houses, what counts is how the roof and floors were rebuilt. The climate is cold, in climate zone F, so insulation and heating weigh heavily.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report reaches the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Middle Susa valley near Bussoleno, with the Orrido gorge.
  • Easy valley floor, steep upper hamlets with harder access.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.
  • Over-65s at 32.4%, against 26.4% in the province.

Overview

Chianocco is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,517 residents, ranked 153 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chianocco 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 0.134 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 10.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chianocco declared an average taxable income of 24,055 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Chianocco is in climate zone F, with 3,179 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 550 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chianocco has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 parks and green areas.

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 4.1% of the land in Chianocco, compared with 8.6% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Chianocco 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 Chianocco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Chianocco: 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 Chianocco 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 19 inhabited census areas in Chianocco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 94.3%
  • good 5.7%

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 001076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.