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Ribordone: 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: Borgata Verlucca 1, Ribordone.

Ribordone, a side valley of the Orco in the Canavese

Ribordone lies in a side valley of the Valle dell'Orco, in the mountainous part of the Canavese north of Turin, with its town hall above a thousand metres and hamlets spread along the stream and up the slopes. Higher up stands the sanctuary of Prascondù, a destination for pilgrimages and summer outings.

The most striking figure is age. Over-65s make up 51.9% of residents, against 26.4% in the province of Turin, and the estimated average age reaches 63.0 (47.4 in the province). In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 52 inhabitants, down 22.4% since 2011. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Buyers in Ribordone will find stone houses, often in need of renovation. Before deciding, have a surveyor check the roof, services and damp, and allow for the mountain road down to the valley floor, where the shops, schools and doctors are. The area is in climate zone F, the coldest band in Italy's heating classification, with long winters and snow.

On earthquakes, Ribordone is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.059 g, a low value. In old houses, the state of the floors and the ties between walls matter most.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report links the address to its land parcel. In a narrow, steep valley, avalanches, landslides and stream floods should be checked for the individual house on the official maps.

Key points

  • Side valley of the Valle dell'Orco, Canavese, above 1000 metres.
  • Over-65s at 51.9%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • 52 residents in 2023, down 22.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.059 g.

Overview

Ribordone is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 52 residents, among the smallest in the province (310 of 312).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ribordone 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 0.059 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 22.4%. The estimated average age is 63 years, higher than the province average (47). 52% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ribordone declared an average taxable income of 16,758 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ribordone is in climate zone F, with 3,783 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,023 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 0.6% of the land in Ribordone, 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

Ribordone 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 Ribordone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ribordone: 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 Ribordone 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 11 inhabited census areas in Ribordone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.1%
  • good 93.9%

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 001212. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.