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Mazzè: 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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Search for an address in Mazzè

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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Mazzè.

Mazzè, the castle above the Dora Baltea in the Canavese

Mazzè castle is visible from far away, on top of the hill overlooking the river Dora Baltea in the southern Canavese, north-east of Turin. The river flows at the foot of the village, and the municipality stretches between hills and plain, with the main village and several hamlets, Tonengo among them, a few kilometres apart.

Which part you choose matters. The old core on the hill has old houses, steep streets and views over the plain; the hamlets and flatter areas have more recent houses, detached homes and courtyards. Near the Dora the official flood maps need a careful look, and the report checks them for each address, together with elevation and slope for houses on the hill. Turin and Ivrea are both within commuting distance by car.

Mazzè is one of the few places in the area that is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,285 residents in 2023, up 3.2% on 2011. The average age is 47.5, in line with the Metropolitan City of Turin; over-65s make up 25.9% and foreign residents 6.9%. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average.

Mazzè is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, together with 40 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, while most of the Turin area is in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration is around 0.041 g. In a hillside house or an old farmhouse, focus on the roof, damp in the walls and the state of the wiring and heating.

Key points

  • Castle on the hill above the Dora Baltea.
  • Old core on the hill and scattered hamlets, Tonengo among them.
  • 4,285 residents, up 3.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.041 g.

Overview

Mazzè is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,285 residents, ranked 74 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mazzè is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 41 of 312 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.041 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mazzè declared an average taxable income of 25,593 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mazzè is in climate zone E, with 2,838 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 323 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 8.7% of the land in Mazzè, 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

Mazzè 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Mazzè. 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 Mazzè: 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 Mazzè 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 42 inhabited census areas in Mazzè. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 74.2%
  • good 25.6%

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 001148. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.