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Rocca 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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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 Remondato 1, Rocca Canavese.

Rocca Canavese, where the plain meets the Lanzo hills

Rocca Canavese is in the western Canavese, where the plain north of Turin starts climbing towards the hills and mountains of the Lanzo valleys. The municipality has a compact centre and several hamlets scattered over the first slopes, with stone houses, detached homes and a few small blocks of flats.

Turin is the reference point for work and services and is reached by car. Buyers here are often looking for more space and greenery than in the towns ringing Turin. In the hill hamlets the roads are narrow and steep, and in winter it matters how much sun a house gets. Before buying, check the heating system and insulation, since the municipality is in climate zone F. Incomes are below the average for the province of Turin.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,716 residents in 2023, down 2.2% on 2011. The average age is 47.7, almost the same as 47.4 in the province, over-65s are 26.2% and foreign residents 8.3%.

Rocca Canavese is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the metropolitan city of Turin; the other 41 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.057 g, a low value, so upkeep, damp and the state of the roof count for more in your choice.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality. Between plain and foothills, the report reads slope, landslides and flooding for the address on the official maps and finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Western Canavese, between the plain and the Lanzo foothills.
  • Average age 47.7, in line with the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 271 municipalities around Turin.
  • Climate zone F: check heating and insulation.

Overview

Rocca Canavese is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,716 residents, ranked 146 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca 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 0.057 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca Canavese declared an average taxable income of 23,837 euros, below the provincial average (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocca Canavese is in climate zone F, with 3,056 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 421 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca Canavese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 7.5% of the land in Rocca 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

Rocca 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Rocca Canavese. 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 Rocca 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 Rocca 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 44 inhabited census areas in Rocca Canavese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.5%
  • good 93.5%

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 001221. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.