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Favria: 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: Via Caporal Cattaneo 1, Favria.

Favria, upper Canavese next to Rivarolo

Favria is a town in the upper Canavese, the area north of Turin towards the Alps, on the plain at the foot of the first hills and right next to Rivarolo Canavese. Turin lies to the south, a drive many residents make every day, while Rivarolo and Cuorgnè are the nearby towns for secondary schools, the hospital and larger shops.

The town grew around an old centre of brick houses with inner courtyards, and over recent decades it has spread with detached houses, small blocks of flats and workshops. Buyers mostly find detached houses with gardens; in the older buildings of the centre, check roofs, damp and systems. The report measures the distance from the address to bus stops, schools and pharmacies, which helps when choosing an area in a town where people drive a lot.

There were 5,006 residents in 2023, 224 fewer than in 2011, down 4.3% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.4, while across the metropolitan city of Turin it is 47.4; 23.0% of residents are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 8.6%. Households have 2.34 members on average.

Favria is classified in seismic zone 3, like 270 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.049 g. For a house from the 1970s, insulation, the boiler and windows matter more, as cold winters (climate zone E) push up heating bills.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to the land parcel. Flood hazard near the streams and channels of the Canavese plain varies from spot to spot and is checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Upper Canavese, right next to Rivarolo Canavese.
  • 5,006 residents, down 4.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.4, over-65s at 23.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: about 0.049 g.

Overview

Favria is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,006 residents, ranked 63 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Favria 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 0.049 g, a low 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Favria declared an average taxable income of 24,943 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Favria is in climate zone E, with 2,618 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 316 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Favria has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 12.0% of the land in Favria, 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

Favria 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 Favria, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Favria: 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 Favria 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 58 inhabited census areas in Favria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.5%
  • good 78.2%
  • very good 8.3%

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

ISTAT code 001101. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.