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Front: 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 Giuseppe Destefanis 1, Front.

Front, where the Canavese plain meets the hills

Front is a municipality in the Canavese, in the strip where the plain north of Turin meets the first rolling hills rising towards the Lanzo valleys. The area mixes fields, woodland and small clusters of houses, and many residents work in Turin or the larger Canavese towns.

For house hunters, the supply is typical of Canavese villages: villas with gardens, detached houses built from the 1970s onwards and the occasional old rural building to restore. Getting around means driving on the provincial roads towards Turin. In climate zone E winters are cold, and in older houses heating and insulation can be a significant cost. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Turin.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,592 residents in 2023, down 7.8% since 2011. The average age of 48.4 is slightly above the provincial figure (47.4), and over-65s make up 27.1%. Foreign residents account for 6.7%, and households average 2.20 people.

Front is in seismic zone 3, along with 270 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.051 g. The hazard is moderate: for an older house, simply ask about floors, roof and any work already done.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality. The report uses them to find the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps along the streams at the same point.

Key points

  • Canavese, between plain and first hills.
  • Villas and detached houses, car needed.
  • Population down 7.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.051 g.

Overview

Front is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,592 residents, ranked 150 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Front 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 0.051 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Front declared an average taxable income of 23,695 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Front is in climate zone E, with 2,759 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 270 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Front has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

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 8.2% of the land in Front, 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

Front 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 Front.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Front: 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 Front 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 21 inhabited census areas in Front. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.7%
  • good 59.1%
  • very good 23.1%

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 001109. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.