Rivarolo Canavese: 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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Rivarolo Canavese, on the Orco with trains to Turin
In the Canavese, the area north of Turin between the plain and the first mountains, Rivarolo is one of the larger towns. It lies along the Orco, about thirty kilometres from Turin, and serves the surrounding villages with shops, schools and services. Among its historic buildings is the Castello di Malgrà, close to the centre.
The link to Turin is the Canavesana railway, which runs through Rivarolo and on to Pont Canavese, served by trains of the Turin metropolitan rail network. Commuters can leave the car at home, although journeys are not quick. Housing ranges from the old centre, with its palazzi and courtyards, to estates of detached houses and flats that have spread towards the countryside.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 12,374 residents in 2023, practically the same as in 2011 (up 0.1%). The average age, 46.8, is just below that of the Turin metropolitan area (47.4); over-65s make up 25.9% and foreign nationals 7.8%. The services census lists 17 schools and 13 supermarkets, high numbers for a town of this size and a sign of its role in the area.
The province of Turin is almost entirely in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification and Rivarolo is no exception: zone 3, like 270 other municipalities, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g. For a home here, insulation and heating matter more, since winters are cold (climate zone E).
The Orco is the river to consider. Its floods have already inundated parts of the Canavese, and houses near the riverbed should be checked on the official flood maps. The report does this at the address, after finding the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Canavesana railway to Turin, on the metropolitan rail network.
- 12,374 residents, up 0.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, low expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g.
- Near the Orco: check flood hazard at the address.
Overview
Rivarolo Canavese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 12,374 residents, among the most populous in the province (27 of 312).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rivarolo Canavese 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 0.048 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rivarolo Canavese declared an average taxable income of 26,266 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rivarolo Canavese is in climate zone E, with 2,600 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 304 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rivarolo Canavese has 17 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 13 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 1.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 14.3% of the land in Rivarolo Canavese, 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
Rivarolo Canavese 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Rivarolo Canavese, 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 Rivarolo Canavese: 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 Rivarolo Canavese 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 73 inhabited census areas in Rivarolo Canavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 10.1%
- good 62.2%
- very good 18.8%
- excellent 8.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Piemonte, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Piemonte, Anagrafe regionale dei siti contaminati (ASCO). Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 9 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 001217. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.