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Samone: 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: Via Provinciale 1, Samone.

Samone, a residential village near Ivrea

Samone is a small municipality in the Canavese area near Ivrea, where the plain meets the first hills. Around the old core there are villas, terraced houses and small blocks of flats built in recent decades. Ivrea is the reference for work, secondary schools and services; Turin is reached by motorway.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,509 residents in 2023, down 6.5% since 2011. The average age of 47.2 almost matches the 47.4 of the province of Turin, and over-65s make up 24.9%, a little below the provincial average. Foreign residents account for 7.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

In a municipality like this, the age of the building is the main variable. A villa from the 1980s and a recent house have very different running costs: ask for the energy performance certificate, the heating bills and the work done on the roof and services. For houses in the old core, damp and floors matter more.

Earthquakes are not a central concern: Samone is in seismic zone 3, like 271 of the 312 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.044 g, a low value.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address to its land parcel, along with landslide hazard on the slopes and flood hazard near watercourses.

Key points

  • Canavese, near Ivrea, between the plain and the first hills.
  • Over-65s at 24.9%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.044 g.
  • Villas and newer houses: ask for the energy certificate.

Overview

Samone is a municipality in the province of Torino, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 1,509 residents, ranked 156 of 312 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Samone 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 0.044 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 resident population has fallen by 6.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Samone declared an average taxable income of 25,976 euros, in line with the province (27,231 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Samone is in climate zone E, with 2,728 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 247 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Samone has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 18.1% of the land in Samone, 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

Samone 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 Samone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Samone: 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 Samone 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 7 inhabited census areas in Samone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 56.1%
  • good 43.9%

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 001235. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.