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Giaveno: 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 Coazze 1, Giaveno.

Giaveno, the Val Sangone on Turin's western edge

Giaveno is the main town of the Val Sangone, a valley opening to the west of Turin between the Susa valley and the Pinerolo area. The town hall sits at around five hundred metres, and the municipality climbs from the main town to hamlets (borgate) scattered across the slopes, then on to woods and mountain pasture. For generations of Turin families it was the place for a summer holiday, so many of the houses higher up were built as second homes.

Buyers here are really choosing between two ways of living. The town and the valley floor have shops, schools and everyday services. The upper hamlets offer stone houses and detached homes with land, narrow roads and snow in winter. There is no railway in the valley; the nearest station is at Avigliana and most people drive to Turin. Giaveno is in climate zone F, the coldest band in the Italian system, so heating is a real cost: check the energy rating, windows and roof before you commit.

The population is flat. At the end of 2023 there were 16,301 residents, almost the same as the 16,281 counted at the 2011 census by Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 48.3, against 47.4 for the metropolitan area of Turin, and over-65s make up 28.1%. Foreign residents account for 7.6%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Like most of the Turin area, Giaveno is in seismic zone 3, together with 270 other municipalities in the province. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.121 g, higher than on the plain around Turin. With a stone house in one of the hamlets, ask whether walls and floors have been strengthened; with a flat, ask when the block was built and what structural work has been done.

In mountain country, landslide hazard and flooding from streams, starting with the Sangone, change from one plot to the next. The report checks them for the exact address, along with the height and slope of the ground. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Giaveno too.

Key points

  • Main town of the Val Sangone, from valley floor to upland hamlets.
  • Climate zone F: cold winters, so the energy rating matters.
  • 16,301 residents in 2023, over-65s at 28.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.121 g.

Overview

Giaveno is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 16,301 residents, among the most populous in the province (21 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giaveno 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 0.121 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giaveno declared an average taxable income of 25,654 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Giaveno is in climate zone F, with 3,113 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 506 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giaveno has 17 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 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 6.0% of the land in Giaveno, 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

Giaveno is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Giaveno. 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 Giaveno: 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 Giaveno 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 150 inhabited census areas in Giaveno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.3%
  • good 57.4%
  • very good 37.2%

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 001115. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.