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Corio: 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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For example: Via Cavour 1, Corio.

Corio, hills and hamlets between the Canavese and the Lanzo valleys

Corio is a hill and low mountain municipality north of Turin, between the western Canavese and the Lanzo valleys. The main village sits at around 625 metres, but most of the territory is made up of hamlets scattered across the slopes, among chestnut woods, meadows and forest, linked by narrow winding roads.

Buyers get space and countryside, with stone houses to restore, detached houses and hamlet cottages. The trade-off is distance: secondary schools, the hospital and jobs are towards Ciriè and the Turin area, by car. For the higher hamlets, ask about the road in winter, whether it is cleared of snow, and how water and heating are supplied. The area is in climate zone F, the coldest.

There were 3,039 residents in 2023, 8.7% fewer than in 2011. The mean age is 49.7, above the provincial figure (47.4), and over-65s account for 28.5%. Foreign residents are 5.9%. Declared incomes are below the average for the Metropolitan City of Turin.

Seismic risk is limited: Corio is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, together with 270 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.060 g. In a stone house the roof, walls built against the slope and rainwater drainage matter more. On the slopes and along the streams the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address; the Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Hills between Canavese and the Lanzo valleys, many hamlets.
  • Services and jobs towards Ciriè and Turin, by car.
  • 3,039 residents, mean age 49.7.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.060 g.

Overview

Corio is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 3,039 residents, ranked 107 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corio 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 0.060 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 8.7%. 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 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corio declared an average taxable income of 23,879 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Corio is in climate zone F, with 3,291 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 625 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corio has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 6.2% of the land in Corio, 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

Corio 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 Corio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corio: 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 Corio 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 75 inhabited census areas in Corio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.5%
  • good 85.5%

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 001094. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.